extra marital affairs
What does the Bible say about extra marital affairs? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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4May marriage be honorable in every way, and may the marriage bed be immaculate. For God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
24For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.
9And I say to you, that whoever will have separated from his wife, except because of fornication, and who will have married another, commits adultery, and whoever will have married her who has been separated, commits adultery.”
11And he said to them: “Whoever dismisses his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her. 12And if a wife dismisses her husband, and is married to another, she commits adultery.”
27Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom, so that his garments would not burn? 28Or could he walk over burning coals, so that his feet would not be burned? 29So also, he who enters to the wife of his neighbor shall not be clean when he touches her.
32But I say to you, that anyone who will have dismissed his wife, except in the case of fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever will have married her who has been dismissed commits adultery.
32But whoever is an adulterer, because of the emptiness of his heart, will destroy his own soul.
14You shall not commit adultery.
2But, because of fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
18Flee from fornication. Every sin whatsoever that a man commits is outside of the body, but whoever fornicates, sins against his own body.
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;
27You have heard that it was said to the ancients: ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28But I say to you, that anyone who will have looked at a woman, so as to lust after her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
16If you would hold hatred, dismiss her, says the Lord, the God of Israel. But iniquity will cover his garment, says the Lord of hosts. Preserve your spirit, and do not be willing to despise.
9Therefore, what God has joined together, let no man separate.”