- Marriage:
- "So Godª createdª°¹ manª in his [own] image,ª in the imageª of Godª createdª° he him; maleª and femaleª createdª° he them. ... And Godª blessedª° them, and Godª saidª° unto them, Be fruitful,ª° and multiply,ª° and replenishª°¹ the earth,ª and subdue¹ it:²° and have dominionª° over the fishª of the sea,ª and over the fowlª of the air,ª and over every¹ living thingª that movethª° upon¹ the earth.ª" {Gen 1:27-28} + "And the LORDª Godª caused²° a deep sleepª to fallª° upon¹ Adam,ª and he slept:ª° and he tookª° oneª of his ribs,ª¹ and closed upª° the fleshª instead¹ thereof;" {Gen 2:21} + "Thereforeª¹ shall a manª leaveª°¹ his fatherª and his mother,ª and shall cleaveª° unto his wife:ª and they shall be¹ oneª flesh.ª" {Gen 2:24} + "And he¹ shall takeª° a wifeª in her virginity.ª ... Neither¹ shall he profaneª° his seedª among his people:ª for¹ I¹ the LORDª do sanctifyª° him." {Lev 21:13-15} + "So Hilkiahª the priest,ª and Ahikam,ª and Achbor,ª and Shaphan,ª and Asahiah,ª went²°¹ unto¹ Huldahª the prophetess,ª the wifeª of Shallumª the sonª of Tikvah,ª the sonª of Harhas,ª keeperª° of the wardrobe;ª (now she¹ dweltª° in Jerusalemª in the college;)ª and they communedª° with¹ her." {2Kg 22:14} + "Drinkª° watersª out of thine own cistern,ª¹ and running watersª° out ofª¹ thine own well.ª ... He¹ shall dieª° without¹ instruction;ª and in the greatnessª of his follyª he shall go astray.ª°" {Prv 5:15-23} + "And I wentª° unto¹ the prophetess;ª and she conceived,ª° and bareª° a son.ª Then saidª° the LORDª to¹ me, Callª° his nameª Mahershalalhashbaz.ª" {Isa 8:3} + "Nevertheless,ª² [to avoid]¹ fornication,ª let²° every manª haveª° his ownª wife,ª andª let²° every womanª haveª° her ownª husband.ª ... Forª whatª knowest¹ thou,²° O wife,ª whetherª thou shalt saveª° [thy] husband?ª orª howª knowest¹ thou,²° O man,ª whetherª thou shalt saveª° [thy] wife?²¹" {1Co 7:2-16} + "Have¹ we²° notª powerª to lead aboutª° a sister,ª a wife,ª as well asªª otherª apostles,ª andª [as] the¹ brethrenª of the¹ Lord,ª andª Cephas?ª" {1Co 9:5} + "A bishopª thenª mustª° beª° blameless,ª the husbandª of oneª wife,ª vigilant,ª sober,ª of good behaviour,ª given to hospitality,ª apt to teach;ª" {1Tm 3:2} + "One that rulethª° wellª his ownª house,ª havingª° his childrenª inª subjectionª withª allª gravity;ª" {1Tm 3:4} + "Let²° the deaconsª beª° the husbandsª of oneª wife,ª rulingª° their childrenª andª their ownª housesª well.ª" {1Tm 3:12} + "I willª° thereforeª that the younger womenª marry,ª° bear children,ª° guide the house,ª° giveª° noneª occasionª to the¹ adversaryª° to² speak reproachfully.ª¹" {1Tm 5:14} + "If anyª beª° blameless,ª the husbandª of oneª wife,ª havingª° faithfulª childrenª notª accusedªª of riotª orª unruly.ª" {Tts 1:6}
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