Bible Verses about “multiple wives”
Found 38 verses (ordered by relevance) about “multiple wives” in the WEB version of the Bible
“But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.”
“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”
“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”
“"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."”
“but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.”
“The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;”
“I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery."”
“In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;”
“So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart."”
“and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'”
“But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and don't forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these."”
“Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.”
“He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,”
“Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.”
“Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
“For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."”
“He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.”
“Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"”
“if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.”
“They asked him, "Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?"”
“He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."”
“He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "'You shall not murder.' 'You shall not commit adultery.' 'You shall not steal.' 'You shall not offer false testimony.'”
“But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.”
“'Honor your father and mother.' And, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'"”
“His disciples said to him, "If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."”
“The young man said to him, "All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?"”
“Behold, one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"”
“Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.”
“He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.”
“He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.”
“If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.”
“Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”
“I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.”
“Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”
“If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers who was hated;”
“but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.”
“then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn:”
“Seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread, and wear our own clothing: only let us be called by your name. Take away our reproach."”