Hebrews 13:4

God's Word

Marriage is honorable in every way, so husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.

Cross References

Genesis 2:21

So the Lord God caused him to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.

Genesis 2:24

That is why a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.

2 Kings 22:14

So the priest Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to talk to the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah and grandson of Harhas. Shallum was in charge of the ⌞royal⌟ wardrobe. Huldah was living in the Second Part of Jerusalem.

Job 31:12

It would be a fire that burns even in Abaddon. It would uproot my entire harvest.

Isaiah 8:3

I slept with the prophet. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. The Lord told me, “Name him Maher Shalal Hash Baz.

Leviticus 15:18

“When a man has sexual intercourse with a woman and has an emission of semen, they must wash themselves. They will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 18:20

Never have sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife and become unclean with her.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

1 Corinthians 5:13

God will judge those who are outside. Remove that wicked man from among you.

1 Corinthians 6:18

Stay away from sexual sins. Other sins that people commit don’t affect their bodies the same way sexual sins do. People who sin sexually sin against their own bodies.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Don’t you know that wicked people won’t inherit God’s kingdom? Stop deceiving yourselves! People who continue to commit sexual sins, who worship false gods, those who commit adultery, homosexuals,

1 Corinthians 7:38

So it’s fine for a father to give his daughter in marriage, but the father who doesn’t give his daughter in marriage does even better.

1 Corinthians 9:5

Don’t we have the right to take our wives along with us like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas  do?

2 Corinthians 5:10

All of us must appear in front of Christ’s judgment seat. Then all people will receive what they deserve for the good or evil they have done while living in their bodies.

Galatians 5:19

Now, the effects of the corrupt nature are obvious: illicit sex, perversion, promiscuity,

Galatians 5:21

envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I’ve told you in the past and I’m telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Ephesians 5:5

You know very well that no person who is involved in sexual sin, perversion, or greed (which means worshiping wealth) can have any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Deuteronomy 22:22

If a man is caught having sexual intercourse with a married woman, both that man and the woman must die. You must get rid of this evil in Israel.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this.

1 Timothy 3:12

A deacon must have only one wife. Deacons must manage their children and their families well.

1 Timothy 3:2

A bishop must have a good reputation. He must have only one wife, be sober, use good judgment, be respectable, be hospitable, and be able to teach.

1 Timothy 3:4

He must manage his own family well. His children should respectfully obey him.

1 Timothy 4:3

They will try to stop others from getting married and from eating certain foods. God created food to be received with prayers of thanks by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger widows to marry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them.

Titus 1:6

A spiritual leader must have a good reputation. He must have only one wife and have children who are believers. His children shouldn’t be known for having wild lifestyles or being rebellious.

Hebrews 12:16

Make sure that no one commits sexual sin or is as concerned about earthly things as Esau was. He sold his rights as the firstborn son for a single meal.

Revelation 22:15

Outside are dogs, sorcerers, sexual sinners, murderers, idolaters, and all who lie in what they say and what they do.