Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
In righteousness
Bible References
And i will
John 3:29
It is the bridegroom, who possesses the bride: and the friend of the bridegroom, standing by and hearing him, rejoiceth exceedingly at the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Romans 7:4
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye might be for another, who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit for God.
2 Corinthians 11:2
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your own wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Revelation 19:7
Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory: because the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his bride hath made herself ready.
Revelation 21:2
And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
In righteousness
Romans 3:25
whom God hath proposed as the propitiatory sacrifice through faith in his blood, in demonstration of his justice for the remission of past sins, through the patience of God;
Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is the head of the church; and is himself the saviour of the body.