That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Joshua 23:12 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them and associate with them, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For if you turn back and adhere to the remnant of these nations left among you and make marriages with them, you marrying their women and they yours, American Standard Version (1901) Else if ye do at all go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you; Common English Bible But if you should turn away and join the rest of these nations that remain with you, intermarry with them, and associate with each other, Catholic Public Domain Version But if you choose to cling to the errors of these nations that live among you, and to mix with them by marriage, and to join with them by friendship, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if you will embrace the errors of these nations that dwell among you, and make marriages with them, and join friendships: |
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, ‘You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.’ Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.
As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be on Israel.
The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.
Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.
‘But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.
those who turn back from following the Lord and neither seek the Lord nor enquire of him.’
Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.’
From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.
Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you.
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness.
His father and mother replied, ‘Isn’t there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?’ But Samson said to his father, ‘Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.’
They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.