- a marriage:
- "So Godª createdª°¹ manª in his [own] image,ª in the imageª of Godª createdª° he him; maleª and femaleª createdª° he them. ... And Godª blessedª° them, and Godª saidª° unto them, Be fruitful,ª° and multiply,ª° and replenishª°¹ the earth,ª and subdue¹ it:²° and have dominionª° over the fishª of the sea,ª and over the fowlª of the air,ª and over every¹ living thingª that movethª° upon¹ the earth.ª" {Gen 1:27-28} + "And the LORDª Godª said,ª° [It is] not¹ goodª that the manª should beª° alone;¹ I will makeª° him an help¹ meet² for him.¹ ... And they were¹ bothª naked,ª the manª and his wife,ª and were not¹ ashamed.ª°" {Gen 2:18-25} + "[[A Songª of degrees.]]ª Blessedª [is] every one¹ that fearethª the LORD;ª that walkethª° in his ways.ª ... Behold,¹ that¹ thus¹ shall the manª be blessedª° that fearethª the LORD.ª" {Psa 128:1-4} + "[Whoso] findethª° a wifeª findethª° a goodª [thing], and obtainethª° favourª of the LORD.ª¹" {Prv 18:22} + "Houseª and richesª [are] the inheritanceª of fathers:ª and a prudentª° wifeª [is] from the LORD.ª¹" {Prv 19:14} + "Who¹ can findª° a virtuousª woman?ª for her priceª [is] farª above rubies.ª¹ ... She will doª° him goodª and not¹ evilª all¹ the daysª of her life.ª" {Prv 31:10-12} + "Forª we areª° membersª of hisª body,ª ofª hisª flesh,ª andª ofª hisª bones.ª ... Neverthelessª² let²° every oneª² of youª¹ in particularª¹ soª loveª° hisª wifeª even asª himself;ª andª the¹ wifeª [see] thatª she reverenceª° [her] husband.ª" {Eph 5:30-33} + "Nowª the¹ Spiritª speakethª° expressly,ª thatª inª the latterª timesª someª shall depart¹ from²° the¹ faith,ª giving heedª° to seducingª spirits,ª andª doctrinesª of devils;ª ... Forbiddingª° to marry,ª° [and commanding] to abstain¹ from²° meats,ª whichª Godª hath createdª° to² be receivedª¹ withª thanksgivingª of them which believeª andª knowª° the¹ truth.ª" {1Tm 4:1-3} + "Marriageª [is] honourableª inª all,ª andª the¹ bedª undefiled:ª butª whoremongersª andª adulterersª Godª will judge.ª°°" {Hbr 13:4}
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