14 Bible Verses About Children Born Out of Wedlock

Deuteronomy 23:2

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No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.

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A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

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A person born of a forbidden union shall not enter into the LORD’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one of his enter into the LORD’s assembly.

1 Timothy 5:8

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If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Deuteronomy 24:16

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Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.

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The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

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The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Psalm 51:5–7

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5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me. 6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. 7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

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5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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5Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin. 6Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. 7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Hosea 4:6

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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

Matthew 19:6

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So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

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Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

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So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”

1 Corinthians 7:1–8

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1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations. 2But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. 5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control. 6I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

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1Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. 7For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. 8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

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1Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 3Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband. 4The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. 7Yet I wish that all men were like me. However, each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind. 8But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

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Hebrews 10:26

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If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

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For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

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For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

Hosea 2:2

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Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.

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Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

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Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her prostitution from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

John 8:14

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Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

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Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

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Jesus answered them, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don’t know where I came from, or where I am going.

Acts 17:30

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Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

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And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

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The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

Romans 7:15

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I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.

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For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

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For I don’t understand what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

1 Corinthians 6:18

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Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

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Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

Hebrews 12:8

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If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

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But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

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But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not children.

14 Bible Verses About Children Born Out of Wedlock

Deuteronomy 23:2

1 Timothy 5:8

Deuteronomy 24:16

Psalm 51:5–7

Hosea 4:6

Matthew 19:6

1 Corinthians 7:1–8

Hebrews 10:26

Hosea 2:2

John 8:14

Acts 17:30

Romans 7:15

1 Corinthians 6:18

Hebrews 12:8

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