“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’ ” – Genesis 1:27-28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.\u201d – Genesis 2:24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.” – Proverbs 18:22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo are better than one because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?” –Ecclesiastes 4:9 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThough one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” – Ecclesiastes 4:12<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.” – Isaiah 54:5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you say, ‘Why does he not?’ Because the LORD was 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.” –Malachi 2:14-15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.\u201d – Matthew 19:6 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeither was man created for woman, but woman for man.\u201d – 1 Corinthians 11:9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. ^{<\/sup>For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.” – Ephesians 5:22-25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n}

“In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. .” – Ephesians 5:28<\/strong> ^{<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n}

“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.” – Ephesians 5:33<\/strong>
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“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, \u201cNever will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” ” – Hebrews 13:4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n