Romans 7:2
For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.
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- 1 Cor 7:39 : 39 A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord).
- Gen 2:23-24 : 23 Then the man said,“This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” 24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.
- Num 30:7-8 : 7 and her husband hears about it, but remains silent about her when he hears about it, then her vows will stand and her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand. 8 But if when her husband hears it he overrules her, then he will nullify the vow she has taken, and whatever she uttered impulsively which she has pledged for herself. And the LORD will release her from it.
- 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.
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- Rom 7:3-42 verses93%
3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.
4So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you could be joined to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, to bear fruit to God.
- 1 Cor 7:38-403 verses92%
38So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.
39A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord).
40But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is– and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!
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1The Believer’s Relationship to the Law Or do you not know, brothers and sisters(for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is lord over a person as long as he lives?
- 1 Cor 7:27-293 verses80%
27The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.
28But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.
29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
- 1 Cor 7:10-167 verses80%
10To the married I give this command– not I, but the Lord– a wife should not divorce a husband
11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
12To the rest I say– I, not the Lord– if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.
13And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is happy to live with her, she should not divorce him.
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
15But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.
16For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?
- 1 Cor 7:1-44 verses76%
1Celibacy and Marriage Now with regard to the issues you wrote about:“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”
2But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
3A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband.
4It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.
- 1 Cor 7:33-342 verses75%
33But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,
34and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.
- Matt 22:25-284 verses75%
25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.
26The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh.
27Last of all, the woman died.
28In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
- Num 30:6-72 verses74%
6Vows Made by Married Women“And if she marries a husband while under a vow, or she uttered anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,
7and her husband hears about it, but remains silent about her when he hears about it, then her vows will stand and her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand.
- Deut 24:1-33 verses74%
1If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something indecent in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.
2When she has left him she may go and become someone else’s wife.
3If the second husband rejects her and then divorces her, gives her the papers, and evicts her from his house, or if the second husband who married her dies,
- Num 30:9-102 verses73%
9Vows Made by Widows“But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact.
10If she made the vow in her husband’s house or put herself under obligation with an oath,
- Mark 10:11-122 verses73%
11So he told them,“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
12And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
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6But now we have been released from the law, because we have died to what controlled us, so that we may serve in the new life of the Spirit and not under the old written code.
- Luke 20:32-332 verses73%
32Finally the woman died too.
33In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.”
- Mark 12:22-232 verses72%
22None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too.
23In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
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8To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.
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7(For someone who has died has been freed from sin.)
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36If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.
- Luke 20:29-302 verses71%
29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.
30The second
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5Respect for the Sanctity of Others If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man’s wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband’s brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.
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7For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,
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12But if her husband clearly nullifies them when he hears them, then whatever she says by way of vows or obligations will not stand. Her husband has made them void, and the LORD will release her from them.
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19For through the law I died to the law so that I may live to God.
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18“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.