Hebrews 13:4

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Summary

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Marriage

Titus 1:6

And the bed

General references

1 Corinthians 16:14

Bible References

Marriage

but because of so much sexual immorality every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman a husband of her own.

It cannot be that we have no right to take a Christian wife about with us, can it, as well as the rest of the apostles and the Lord's brothers, and Cephas?

So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;

So I would have the younger women marry, have children, and keep house, so as not to give our opponents any occasion for slander.

each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience.

And the bed

some immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

Do you not know that wrongdoers will not have a share in the kingdom of God? Stop being misled; people who are sexually immoral or idolaters or adulterers or sensual or guilty of unnatural sexual vice

Now the practices of the lower nature are clear enough: Sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

For you may be absolutely sure that no one who is sexually impure, immoral or greedy for gain (for that is idolatry) can have a part in the kingdom of Christ and God.

So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.

The dogs, that is, those who practice magic and immorality, murderers, idolaters, and those who love and practice lying, are on the outside.

General references

let everything be done in love.