Marriage

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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.

And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: