Jesus grounds marriage in covenant faithfulness, rejects casual divorce, and recognizes sexual immorality as a legitimate exception.
Marriage, Divorce, and Faithfulness — Matthew 5:31–32
Daily Devotional for Thursday, August 13, 2026
Ephesians 5:25 commands husbands to practice responsible, self-giving love patterned after Christ’s care for the Christian congregation.
Marriage, Family, Work, and Daily Responsibility
A biblical worldview brings marriage, family, work, and daily responsibility under Jehovah’s truth and Christ’s authority.
Rules for Women: Supporting Her Husband’s Reputation and Success
A biblical wife strengthens her husband’s good name through loyalty, wise counsel, discretion, courage, and faithful partnership.
Rules for Women: Bringing Good, Not Harm, to Her Marriage
A wife brings good to marriage through respect, loyalty, wise speech, financial cooperation, forgiveness, intimacy, and devotion to Jehovah.
Rules for Women: Earning Her Husband’s Full Trust
A wife earns full trust through truthfulness, sexual fidelity, financial honesty, discretion, reliability, competence, and reverence for Jehovah.
Rules for Women: What It Means to Be a Wife
A biblical wife honors her covenant through respect, faithfulness, wise support, honest communication, competent stewardship, and devotion to God.
Rules for Men: What It Means to Be a Husband
A biblical husband keeps covenant, loves sacrificially, leads accountably, remains faithful, communicates truthfully, and protects his wife.
Why Does Jehovah Value a Wife Who Fears Him?
A godly wife is precious to Jehovah because she fears Him, strengthens her household, speaks wisdom, and lives faithfully.
How Can Husbands Keep Their Marriage Centered on Jehovah’s Word?
A husband centers marriage on Jehovah’s Word by submitting to Scripture, loving sacrificially, guarding the home, and leading worship.
