Bible Cross References
bethrothed a wife
Deuteronomy 22:23-25
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If a young woman who is a virgin is betrothed to a man, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her,
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then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has humbled his neighbor's wife; thus you shall put away the evil from among you.
25
But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the field, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die.
Deuteronomy 24:5
When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war nor leave for any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring gladness to his wife whom he has taken.
Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child from the Holy Spirit.
lest he die
Deuteronomy 28:30
You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not begin to eat.
Luke 14:18-20
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But they all with one accord began to decline. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.
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And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.
20
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
2 Timothy 2:4
No one serving military duty entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him.