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List of Passages about Husbands and Wives, copied from Torrey's New Topical Handbook

 

New Topical Textbook for Husbands

 

Should have but one wife

       Genesis 2:24; Mark 10:6-8; 1 Corinthians 7:2-4
 

Have authority over their wives

       Genesis 3:16; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:23
 

Duty of, to wives

To respect them

       1 Peter 3:7

To love them

       Ephesians 5:25-33; Colossians 3:19

To regard them as themselves

       Genesis 2:23; Matthew 19:5

To be faithful to them

       Proverbs 5:19; Malachi 2:14-15

To dwell with them for life

       Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:3-9

To comfort them

       1 Samuel 1:8

To consult with them

       Genesis 31:4-7

Not to leave them, though unbelieving

       1 Corinthians 7:11-12, 14, 16

 

Duties of, not to interfere with their duties to Christ

       Luke 14:26; Matthew 19:29

 

Good-Exemplified

Isaac

       Genesis 24:67

Elkanah

       1 Samuel 1:4-5

 

Bad-Exemplified

Solomon

       1 Kings 11:1

Ahasuerus

       Esther 1:10-11

 

 New Topical Textbook for Wives

 

Not to be selected from among the ungodly

       Genesis 24:3; 26:34-35; 28:1

 

Duties of, to their husbands

To love them

       Titus 2:4

To reverence them

       Ephesians 5:33

To be faithful to them

       1 Corinthians 7:3-5, 10

To be subject to them

       Genesis 3:16; Ephesians 5:22, 24; 1 Peter 3:1

To obey them

       1 Corinthians 14:34; Titus 2:5

To remain with them for life

       Romans 7:2-3

 

Should be adorned

Not with ornaments

       1 Timothy 2:9; 1 Peter 3:3

With modesty and sobriety

       1 Timothy 2:9

With a meek and quiet spirit

       1 Peter 3:4-5

With good works

       1 Timothy 2:10; 5:10

 

Good

Are from the Lord

       Proverbs 19:14

Are a token of the favour of God

       Proverbs 18:22

Are a blessing to husbands

       Proverbs 12:4; 31:10, 12

Bring honour on husbands

       Proverbs 31:23

Secure confidence of husbands

       Proverbs 31:11

Are praised by husbands

       Proverbs 31:28

Are diligent and prudent

       Proverbs 31:13-27

Are benevolent to the poor

       Proverbs 31:20

Duty of, to unbelieving husbands

       1 Corinthians 7:13-14, 16; 1 Peter 3:1-2

Should be silent in the Churches

       1 Corinthians 14:34

 

 

Should seek religious instruction from their husbands

       Corinthians 14:35

 

Of ministers should be exemplary

       1 Timothy 3:11

 

Good-Exemplified

Wife of Manoah

       Judges 13:10

Orpah and Ruth

       Ruth 1:4, 8

Abigail

       1 Samuel 25:3

Esther

       Esther 2:15-17

Elizabeth

       Luke 1:6

Priscilla

       Acts 18:2, 26

Sarah

       1 Peter 3:6

 

Bad-Exemplified

Samson's wife

       Judges 14:15-17

Michal

       2Samuel 6:16

Jezebel

       1 Kings 21:25

Zeresh

       Esther 5:14

Job's wife

       Job 2:9

Herodias

       Mark 6:17

Sapphira

       Acts 5:1-2

 

Text - public domain; Web page arrangement - Dennis Hinks © 2005
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