“ ‘The woman he marries must be a virgin.
They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.
nor leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord.
He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,
“ ‘They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands, because priests are holy to their God.
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.
These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.
