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1 Corinthians 7:2
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1 Corinthians 7:2
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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.
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1 Corinthians 7:2
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1 Corinthians 7:2
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2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.
Ephesians 5:28
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Ephesians 5:28
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28 In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
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Ephesians 5:28
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28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives(A) as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Ephesians 5:33
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Ephesians 5:33
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33 Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect[a] her husband.
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- 5.33 Or fear
Ephesians 5:33
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Ephesians 5:33
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33 However, each one of you also must love his wife(A) as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:9
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1 Corinthians 7:9
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9 But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.(A)
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1 Corinthians 7:9
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1 Corinthians 7:9
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9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,(A) for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Proverbs 18:22
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Proverbs 18:22
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22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 18:22
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Proverbs 18:22
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Proverbs 5:18-19
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Proverbs 5:18-19
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18 Let your fountain be blessed,
and rejoice in the wife of your youth,(A)
19 a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
May her breasts satisfy you at all times;
may you be intoxicated always by her love.(B)
Proverbs 5:18-19
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Proverbs 5:18-19
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1 Corinthians 6:18
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1 Corinthians 6:18
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1 Corinthians 6:18
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1 Corinthians 6:18
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18 Flee from sexual immorality.(A) All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.(B)
1 Timothy 4:3
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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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1 Timothy 4:3
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3 They forbid people to marry(A) and order them to abstain from certain foods,(B) which God created(C) to be received with thanksgiving(D) by those who believe and who know the truth.
Malachi 2:14
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Malachi 2:14
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14 You ask, “Why does he not?” Because the Lord was a witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.(A)
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Malachi 2:14
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Malachi 2:14
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14 You ask,(A) “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness(B) between you and the wife of your youth.(C) You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.(D)
Proverbs 19:14
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Proverbs 19:14
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14 House and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 19:14
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Proverbs 19:14
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