Hebrews 13:4

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Hebrews 13:4

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

Marriage

And the bed

General references

Bible References

Marriage

So God created man in His own image;
He created him in the image of God;
He created them male and female.

So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place.

“He is to marry a woman who is a virgin.

So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the prophetess Huldah, wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem in the Second District. They spoke with her.

Drink water from your own cistern,
water flowing from your own well.

I was then intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz,

But because sexual immorality is so common,

each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

Don’t we have the right to be accompanied by a Christian wife like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas?

An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

Therefore, I want younger women to marry, have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.

one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion.

And the bed

And make sure that there isn’t any immoral or irreverent person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for one meal.

Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or anyone practicing homosexuality,

Now the works of the flesh are obvious:

sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity,

For know and recognize this: Every sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

General references

But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

Do not commit adultery.

If a man sleeps with her, and blood from her menstruation gets on him, he will be unclean for seven days, and every bed he lies on will become unclean.

You are not to have sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife, defiling yourself with her.

“If a man is discovered having sexual relations with another man’s wife, both the man who had sex with the woman and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.

For what portion would I have from God above,
or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?

Drink water from your own cistern,
water flowing from your own well.

Your every action must be done with love.