An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

someone who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion.

Marriage must be respected by all, and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge immoral people and adulterers.

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to peace.

A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants-- only in the Lord.

You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride. You have captured my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

How delightful your love is, my sister, my bride. Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.

My sister, my bride, [you are] a locked garden-- a locked garden and a sealed spring.

I have come to my garden-- my sister, my bride. I gather my myrrh with my spices. I eat my honeycomb with my honey. I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, be intoxicated with love!

I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My love is knocking! Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew, my hair with droplets of the night.

I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchreae.

older women as mothers, and with all propriety, the younger women as sisters.

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.

But He replied to the one who told Him, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?"

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother."

Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren't His sisters here with us?" So they were offended by Him.

Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot;

After this, He went down to Capernaum, together with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.

All these were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

But I didn't see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.

What I am saying is this: each of you says, "I'm with Paul," or "I'm with Apollos," or "I'm with Cephas," or "I'm with Christ."

When Jesus went into Peter's house, He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.

Simon's mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they told Him about her at once.

and he brought [Simon] to Jesus. When Jesus saw him, He said, "You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which means "Rock").