But because I love you, I make a request instead. I do this even though I am Paul, the ambassador of Christ Jesus, and at present also a prisoner for his sake.

At one time he was of no use to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.

The Benjaminites came back, and the other Israelites gave them the young women from Jabesh whom they had not killed. But there were not enough of them.

So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female,

On that same day Noah and his wife went into the boat with their three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.

But in the beginning, at the time of creation, 'God made them male and female,' as the scripture says.

and the two will become one.' So they are no longer two, but one.

But because there is so much immorality, every man should have his own wife, and every woman should have her own husband.

When the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, they had made a solemn promise to the LORD: "None of us will allow a Benjaminite to marry a daughter of ours."

What shall we do to provide wives for the men of Benjamin who are left? We have made a solemn promise to the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters."

but we cannot allow them to marry our daughters, because we have put a curse on anyone who allows a Benjaminite to marry one of our daughters."

Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.