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Genesis Chapter 2:24

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis Chapter 4:19

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Exodus Chapter 21:10

If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

Deuteronomy Chapter 17:17

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

Deuteronomy Chapter 21:15

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

Deuteronomy Chapter 21:16

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

Deuteronomy Chapter 21:17

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

2 Samuel Chapter 12:8

And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

1 Kings Chapter 11:3

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

Proverbs Chapter 18:22

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Isaiah Chapter 4:1

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

Matthew Chapter 5:32

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Matthew Chapter 19:3

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Matthew Chapter 19:4

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

Matthew Chapter 19:5

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

Matthew Chapter 19:6

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Matthew Chapter 19:7

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Matthew Chapter 19:8

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Matthew Chapter 19:9

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

Matthew Chapter 19:10

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

Matthew Chapter 19:11

But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

Matthew Chapter 19:12

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Matthew Chapter 19:13

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

Matthew Chapter 19:14

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew Chapter 19:15

And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

Matthew Chapter 19:16

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

Matthew Chapter 19:17

And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Matthew Chapter 19:18

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Matthew Chapter 19:19

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew Chapter 19:20

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

Luke Chapter 16:18

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:2

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Ephesians Chapter 5:31

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Ephesians Chapter 5:33

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

1 Timothy Chapter 3:2

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

1 Timothy Chapter 3:12

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Titus Chapter 1:6

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

1 Peter Chapter 3:1

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;