but he did not live with her as a husband until she had had a son; and he named Him Jesus.

So when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took her as his wife;

for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife."

and the third, married her; as also the seven did who died but left no child.

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she pleases, except that he must be a Christian.

As soon as she heard it, she jumped up and started to Jesus,

Pay her back in her own coin; give her double for what she has done. In the cup that she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.

But in my opinion she will be happier, if she remains as she is, and I think too that I have God's Spirit.

To the same degree in which she has lived in splendor and luxury, give her torture and tears. Because she is always boasting in her heart, 'I sit enthroned as queen; I am not a widow, I shall never experience any sorrow' --

The wife does not have the right to do as she pleases with her own body; the husband has his right to it. In the same way the husband does not have the right to do as he pleases with his own body; the wife has her right to it.

Therefore, I tell you, her sins, as many as they are, are forgiven, for she has loved me so much. But the one who has little to be forgiven loves me little."

But Mary stood just outside the tomb and kept weeping. So, as she was weeping, she stooped down and peered into the tomb

But just as this thought occurred to him, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for it is through the influence of the Holy Spirit that she has become an expectant mother.

So the woman, as she knew what had taken place for her, though frightened and trembling, came forward and fell on her knees before His feet, and told Him the whole truth.

And just as He was saying these things to them, an official came up and fell on his knees before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life."

As He approached the gate of the town, look, there was being carried out a dead man, his mother's only son, and she was a widow! A considerable crowd of townspeople were with her.

An unmarried woman or a girl is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, so as to be consecrated in body and spirit, but a married woman is concerned about the affairs of the world, and how she can please her husband.