Jesussaidto them, "The sonsof thisagemarryand are given in marriage,
"Whoeverspeaksa wordagainstthe Sonof Man,it shall be forgivenhim; but whoeverspeaksagainstthe HolySpirit,it shall not be forgivenhim, eitherin thisageorin the [age] to come.
"And his masterpraisedthe unrighteousmanagerbecausehe had actedshrewdly;for the sonsof thisageare more shrewdin relationto their ownkindthanthe sonsof light.
they were eating,they were drinking,they were marrying,they were being given in marriage,untilthe daythat Noahenteredthe ark,and the floodcameand destroyedthem all.
"In the resurrectiontherefore,whichone'swifewill she be? For allsevenhadmarried her."
FOR THISREASONA MANSHALL LEAVEHIS FATHERAND MOTHERAND SHALL BE JOINEDTO HIS WIFE,AND THE TWOSHALL BECOMEONEFLESH.
Marriage[is to be held] in honoramongall,and the [marriage] bed[is to be] undefiled;for fornicatorsand adulterersGodwill judge.