Hebrews 13:4
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4 Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.(A)
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Genesis 2:24
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24 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.(A)
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Proverbs 5:15-23
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15 Drink water from your own cistern,
flowing water from your own well.
16 Should your springs be scattered abroad,
streams of water in the streets?(A)
17 Let them be for yourself alone
and not for sharing with strangers.
18 Let your fountain be blessed,
and rejoice in the wife of your youth,(B)
19 a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
May her breasts satisfy you at all times;
may you be intoxicated always by her love.(C)
20 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, by another woman
and embrace the bosom of an adulteress?[a](D)
21 For human ways are under the eyes of the Lord,
and he examines all their paths.(E)
22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them,
and they are caught in the coils of their sin.(F)
23 They die for lack of discipline,
and because of their great folly they are lost.(G)
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- 5.20 Heb alien woman
Galatians 5:19
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19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery,(A)
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1 Corinthians 7:2-16
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2 But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should give to his wife what is due her and likewise the wife to her husband.(A) 4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer,[a] and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.(B) 6 This I say by way of concession, not of command.(C) 7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another a different kind.(D)
8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain unmarried as I am.(E) 9 But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.(F)
10 To the married I give this command—not I but the Lord—that the wife should not separate from her husband(G) 11 (but if she does separate, let her remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband) and that the husband should not divorce his wife.
12 To the rest I say—I and not the Lord—that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.(H) 13 And if any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce the husband. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through the brother.[b] Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.(I) 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. It is to peace that God has called us.[c](J) 16 Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.(K)
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Galatians 5:21
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21 envy,[a] drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.(A)
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- 5.21 Other ancient authorities add murder
Colossians 3:5-6
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5 Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).(A) 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient.[a](B)
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- 3.6 Gk the sons of disobedience; other ancient authorities lack on those who are disobedient
1 Corinthians 6:9
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9 Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes,[a] men who engage in illicit sex,[b](A)
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1 Corinthians 5:13
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13 God will judge those outside. “Drive out the wicked person from among you.”(A)
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Genesis 1:27-28
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27 So God created humans[a] in his image,
in the image of God he created them;[b]
male and female he created them.(A)
28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”(B)
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Ephesians 5:5
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5 Be sure of this, that no sexually immoral or impure person or one who is greedy (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.(A)
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1 Timothy 3:12
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12 Let deacons be married only once,[a] and let them manage their children and their households well;
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- 3.12 Gk be husbands of one wife
1 Timothy 3:4
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4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way,
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1 Corinthians 7:38
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38 So then, he who marries his fiancée[a] does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
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- 7.38 Gk virgin
Titus 1:6
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6 someone who is blameless, married only once,[a] whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.(A)
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- 1.6 Gk husband of one wife
1 Timothy 5:14
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14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, and manage their households, so as to give the adversary no occasion to revile us.(A)
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1 Timothy 4:3
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3 They forbid marriage and abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.(A)
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2 Corinthians 5:10
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10 For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive due recompense for actions done in the body, whether good or evil.(A)
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1 Corinthians 9:5
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5 Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife,[a] as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?(A)
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- 9.5 Gk a sister as wife
Leviticus 21:13-15
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13 He shall marry only a woman who is a virgin.(A) 14 A widow or a divorced woman or a woman who has been defiled, a prostitute—these he shall not marry. He shall marry a virgin of his own people, 15 that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the Lord; I sanctify him.”
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Genesis 2:21
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21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.(A)
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Revelation 22:15
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15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral[a] and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.(A)
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- 22.15 Or prostitutes
Malachi 3:5
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5 Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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1 Timothy 3:2
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2 Now a bishop[a] must be above reproach, married only once,[b] temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,(A)
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Isaiah 8:3
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3 And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
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