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Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce
They said to him, Why then did Moses command us to give a bill of divorcement, and put her away? He said to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.
And the Pharisees came and asked him, to try him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? And he answered and said to them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorcement and put her away. read more.
And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart, he wrote you this ordinance; but from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female.
And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart, he wrote you this ordinance; but from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female.
Husbands' » Should have but one wife
but from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and the two shall be one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
but on account of fornications, let each man have his wife, and each woman have her husband. Let the husband render to the wife her due, and in like manner also the wife the husband. The wife has not the right to her body, but the husband; and in like manner the husband has not the right to his body, but the wife.
Jesus Christ » History of » Interprets the law concerning marriage and divorce (in peraea)
And the Pharisees came to him to try him, and said, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said, Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female? and he said, On this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. read more.
So that they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has yoked together, let not man separate. They said to him, Why then did Moses command us to give a bill of divorcement, and put her away? He said to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so. And I tell you, that whoever puts away his wife, except for adultery, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her that is put away, commits adultery. The disciples said to him, If the case of a man is thus with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. And he said to them, All do not receive this word, but those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs from birth, who were born so from their mother; and there are eunuchs who are made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive [this doctrine] let him receive it.
So that they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has yoked together, let not man separate. They said to him, Why then did Moses command us to give a bill of divorcement, and put her away? He said to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so. And I tell you, that whoever puts away his wife, except for adultery, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her that is put away, commits adultery. The disciples said to him, If the case of a man is thus with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. And he said to them, All do not receive this word, but those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs from birth, who were born so from their mother; and there are eunuchs who are made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive [this doctrine] let him receive it.
And the Pharisees came and asked him, to try him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? And he answered and said to them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorcement and put her away. read more.
And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart, he wrote you this ordinance; but from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and the two shall be one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What God therefore has yoked together, let not man separate. And his disciples asked him again, in the house, concerning this. And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and marries another, commits adultery with her; and if a woman puts away her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart, he wrote you this ordinance; but from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and the two shall be one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What God therefore has yoked together, let not man separate. And his disciples asked him again, in the house, concerning this. And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and marries another, commits adultery with her; and if a woman puts away her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
Marriage » Husbands and wives becoming one
Know you not that your bodies are Christ's members? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them a harlot's members? by no means. Know you not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body [with her]? For the two, says he, shall be one flesh.
And he answered and said, Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female? and he said, On this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. So that they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has yoked together, let not man separate.
but from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and the two shall be one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. read more.
What God therefore has yoked together, let not man separate.
What God therefore has yoked together, let not man separate.
Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church; for we are members of his body. read more.
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Polygamy » Forbidden
It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach,
Verse Concepts
Let the deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling well their children and their own houses.
Verse Concepts
if any one is blameless, a husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of intemperance or of insubordination.
Verse Concepts
And he answered and said, Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female?
Verse Concepts
And he answered and said, Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female? and he said, On this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.
And the Pharisees came and asked him, to try him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? And he answered and said to them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorcement and put her away. read more.
And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart, he wrote you this ordinance; but from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and the two shall be one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart, he wrote you this ordinance; but from the beginning of creation, he made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and the two shall be one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.