"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge." (Hebrews 13:4 ).

"A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones." (Proverbs 12:4).

Quote W.M.B.: 11-2 "When you got married, there had to wind back through your mind something, till you hit that tie post. And it should have been love for your wife or your husband. Well, maybe she isn't as pretty as John's wife; or she, well... She's not this, that, but there's something about her that you--it strikes you. You say, "She might not be as pretty as the other," or, "he might not be as handsome as the other"; but there has to be a absolute there that that person's different. And there's where you hold on to. And if that isn't there, you better not get married: that tie post, that absolute." (The Absolute 62-1230M).

Quote: 8-5 "A young man asked me the other day, said, "You think I could--ought to get married, Brother Branham, to such-and-such a girl?" I said, "How much do you think of her?" He said, "Oh my, I just love her." I said, "Well, if you're not going to live without her, you'd better marry her then. But if you can live without her, you better not... But if it's going to kill you, you better go ahead and get married." I said. And so what I was trying to get to him, this: that if you love her so much... Now, right now before you're married, everything's just fine and dandy. But after you get married, then the toils and trials of life come in. That's when you've got to be so in love that you understand one another. When you're disappointed in her, or she's disappointed in you, you still understand one another." (Stature Of A Perfect Man 62-1014m).

Quote W.M.B.: 112-171 "Young man getting married, marrying some girl that don't believe; or some young girl marrying a boy that don't believe... Don't you do that. I don't care how cute he is and. Or how cute she is, and what those big eyes she's got; they'll all fade out one of these days. But, brother, your soul's going to live forever. You be careful what you're doing. She ain't a real believer or him a real believer, don't you yoke yourself up like that. Stay away from such; it'll cause you trouble down the road." (Hebrews Chapter 3 57-0901M).

Quote: 26 "Ahab…he'd married a sinner, Jezebel, which was an idolater. And a mixed wedding like that never is successful; it just can't be; either the woman will come the man's way or the man will go the woman's way. (Elijah And Meal Offering 60-0310)"

Quote W.M.B.: 401-Q-91 91. "She has to confess that to her husband before they are married if she's did that. If not and her husband finds it out later, he has a right to put her away, because she took a false vow…ritual says. "Be it well known to you if any couples are joined otherwise than God's Word does allow, their marriage is not lawful."… A woman come not long ago, and she said, "I confessed all that to God." said, "You have to confess it to your husband. It wasn't God that you committed adultery against; it was your husband." …And if a man marries a woman and she has lived unclean before she marries him, and then she comes to him, if they've been married ever so long, and then she comes to him and says, "Honey, I want to tell you something. I did run out with another man; I never told you," Jesus said he has a right to put her away and marry another, because they're not married in the beginning, 'cause she falsely told a lie against him." (Questions And Answers 59-0628e).

Quote W.M.B.: 13-6 "If she even does something wrong, she must confess that to her husband before he takes her; and make it right…If she doesn't and she lives with her husband for ten years and then confesses it, he has a right to put her away and marry another woman. That's the Scripture. Fornication is unclean living." (Invisible Union Of The Bride 65-1125).

Quote W.M.B.: 36-1 There is no minister that can marry a widow…Leviticus 21:7 and Ezekiel 44:22 and it will show you that the priesthood was not to marry a woman that's been touched by man. This type is of the virgin Bride of Jesus Christ, because they handled the fire of God, the priests did, Aaron's sons…So they could not marry a woman that had been touched by another man... See, she's got a living husband, so no man can marry her. Care what she does and who she is, she's got a living husband. There's no grounds for her at all. But it's not for him: causes her, not him…Notice, it is stated that he cannot remarry, only a virgin. He can remarry; he can remarry again if it's a virgin; but he can't marry somebody's else's wife. (Marriage and Divorce 65-0221M).

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them…They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God…And he shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife." (Leviticus 21:1,7,13,14).

Quote W.M.B.: 30 "Brother Ben here has come to us. I think he's been preaching for some time. Yet, he hasn't been officially ordained or hands laid on him here…How many believes him to be God's servant, worthy of this blessing that we'll ask of God for him?…When he heard the other day on "Marriage and Divorce"... He and his wife was ready to separate… they want to cope with the Word of God…I pray that God will bless Ben and his wife to His service. Let's lay our hands upon the brother. Dear God, we lay our hands upon our Brother Ben by a sign that we love him and we believe, Lord, that he is willing to do a work for You, to be sent out with these tapes, to play them among some mountain people in the way-away places where probably many of us would never get, but yet the Message must go to all the world…Bless you, Brother Ben. The right-hand of fellowship we can give you as minister brothers. God bless you." (Does God Change His Mind 65-0418e).

"For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man." (Romans 7: 2-3).

Quote W.M.B.: 37-1 See, she's got a living husband, so no man can marry her. Care what she does and who she is, she's got a living husband. There's no grounds for her at all. But it's not for him: causes her, not him. Get it? You have to make the Word run in continuity. See? Nothing saying he couldn't, but she can't. See? 'Causes her, not him. That's just exactly what the Bible says. "Causes her..." It is not stated against him to remarry, but her. (Marriage and Divorce 1965).

Quote W.M.B.: 21-4 "You get my tape on "Marriage and Divorce"...When He told me the truth of this marriage and divorce questions...And after those seven seals, He showed what was the truth of it." (Choosing Of A Bride 65-0429e).

Quote: 22-5 "Now, you see what happened there in marriage and divorce?... the Seven Seals was opened, that brought out the real truth of it." (Invisible Union Of The Bride 65-1125).

Quote W.M.B.: 39-1 "The man can put away his wife and marry another, but not the woman put away her husband and marry another...Never says anything against the man doing it; it's always the woman." (Marriage And Divorce 65-0221M).

"And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery." (Matthew 19:9).

Quote W.M.B.: E-18 "Israel was supposed to marry Israelites. They wasn't supposed to mix marriage... And you're not supposed to do it today either, yoke unbelievers with believers. That's against the law of God, against the Bible. (Painted Face Jezebel 56-1005).

Quote W.M.B.: "And no believer should ever marry an unbeliever, under no circumstances: should always marry believers." (Be Certain Of God 59-0125).

Quote W.M.B.: 41 "The Bible said that a illegitimate, called "bastard child," could not enter the congregation of the Lord for ten generations, which would be four hundred years that a illegitimate child could not come into the congregation of the Lord. That's how bad that hybriding was; that was a woman that let another man live with her in order to bring forth a child, that that child was hybrid, not by its father but by some other man. See? And that was so evil before God, it taken ten generations to ever breed that out again, before God. But that doesn't apply to this age. You have a new birth now. They don't... They had just one birth back there, that was the actual sexual breeding. We have this new birth now which is the spiritual, that breeds out all the cull. And we are new creatures in Christ Jesus, borned again of the Spirit of God: new creatures. And the word "creature," if some of you good scholars here that understand (if you don't, you might look it up), the creature comes from the Greek word of "a new creation." Oh, the same as you are a creature here born sexually, you are then a new creation borned heavenly. Of--in God's new creation of a new man. New creation, that's a birth. But it has to be a birth. Just the same as the natural birth is necessary, the spiritual birth is just as necessary as the natural birth." (Ten Virgins 60-1211M).

Quote: "1035-Q-308 308. "Dear Brother Branham, if a baby is born of out of wedlock, can this child ever be saved or go in the rapture? Saved? Why sure, I believe the child could be... The child can't help what's been done. That is true. But About going in the rapture... Saved, I'd say, "Yes." But in the rapture it's a predestinated seed that goes in the rapture. And I can't believe that adultery was a predestinated seed. You understand? See? I believe the baby can be saved; it has no rights of its own. It's a awful act and things. But now, in the Old Testament when a baby was born a bastard child, it could not even enter the congregation of the Lord for ten generations, four hundred and something years, that curse was so bad. Just think of that. A innocent baby, its great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandchildren, just think, the baby's great, great, great, ten great grandchildren could not even come in the congregation of God. That's right. But you see, there was nothing there strong enough to forgive that sin. The blood of the Old Testament did not forgive sins; it covered sins. But the Blood of Jesus Christ divorces it. That's different now. When the Blood of Jesus Christ comes in, it's the different." (Question And Answers C.O.D. 64-0823E).

"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach." (1Timothy 3:2).

"If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly." (Titus 1:6).

"For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers." (Titus 1:5-9).

"This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work .A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil." (1Timothy 3:1-13).

"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;" (1Timothy 3:2).

"If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly." (Titus 1:6).

Quote W.M.B.: 15 "When I laid the cornerstone…I wasn't even married yet, just a young man." (Seventy Weeks of Daniel 61-0806).

Quote: E-16 "That cornerstone on that morning when we laid the cornerstone…in 1933… It was long before I was ever married. I was single at home." (God keeps His Word 57-0407M).

"Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other Apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and or I only and Barnabas, have we power to forbear working?" (I Corinthians: 9:5-6).

Quote W.M.B.: E-18 "I was late for my wedding. I kept my wife waiting about two hours: had to make a sick call. Now, if I can just be late for my funeral; that's the main thing. Well, I'm so glad that there is One on time, and that's God and His Message: always on time." (Meanest Man I Know 62-0127).

Quote: E-1a "I'm just a little bit late: always that way. I was late for my wedding. If I can just be late for my funeral, all right. See? That... My wife will get me for that. She's here this afternoon so... But I was late for my wedding; kept her waiting. Well, just one place I don't want to be late, that's when I get to the door up there. I want--want to be just in time then. Maybe I'll work real hard, I can make that one, by grace, anyhow." (Earnestly Contending For The Faith 53-0614a).

Quote W.M.B.: I was talking to someone today. When Rebekah come to meet Isaac (did you notice) she veiled her face. They--they still do it. They don't know what they're doing, but a bride veils her face. Why? The man is her head. And then, she has no... she--her... The nature of a woman is to yield to a man. And that's the reason the--the church should be veiled. It's got a Head. That's Christ." (Meanest Man In Santa Maria 62-0630e).

Quote: "… Like I was explaining about why women veil their face when they get married. Why? They may not understand that. But what they're doing is knowing that they are a body; they have no head; the man is their head. That's the reason Rebekah veiled herself. And that's why the church ought to veil itself and surrender itself to Christ, because He is the Head, and He is the Word". (Jehovah Jireh Part.3 62-0707).

Quote W.M.B.: 1095-Q-342 342. "We were married twenty-one years ago by the justice of the peace. Was--was it wrong?

Yes, it was wrong for you to do that. Marriage belongs in the house of God. But being that you are married, here's when you're really married: you're married when you vow one to the other, when you promise one another that you're, that you'll take one another. The justice of peace could give you license; that's legal terms of living together as husband and wife without being common law husband and wife. But when you promise this girl and this--you promise that man that you'll live true to him, and you take him to be your husband, you're married then. You remember, I explained that last week, I believe it was. See? When you promise her... See?

Even in the old Bible, if a man was betrothed to a maid, and... You know the laws on that. Why, it was just the same as an adultery. Certainly was, when he promised, that was it." (Questions & Answers 64-0830M).

Quote W.M.B.: 161 "Now, look. If a woman goes out here and is married to a man, and she goes out and makes love with another man and has an affairs with him, and come back to her husband, he should kick her out." (God Of This Evil Age 65-0801m).

Quote: 23-76 ""A woman that bobbed her hair, her husband had a right and a Bible right to divorce her."… That's what the Bible said. That's exactly right… the Scripture said… if she cuts her hair, she dishonors her husband. And a woman that's dishonorable has a legal right to be put away in divorce." (QA On Genesis Cod 53-0729).

Quote: E-66 "Yes, sir. That's the lowest thing a woman ever done when she started smoking cigarettes. And you husbands that will let her do it, well, I've got my opinion of you... You're not the boss of your house, no indeed.

I don't say my wife won't do it; but when she does, she won't be Mrs. William Branham. That will be one thing sure. Yes indeedy." (Unchangeable Word Of God 60-0724 ).

Quote W.M.B.: 20-5 "When that great fuss come up down there at Shreveport here not long ago, that old colored preacher stood out there; he's got a place in my heart. He said, "I never was ashamed because I'm a colored man." Said, "God made me what I am, and I'm proud of it." But said, "Today I'm ashamed the way you people are acting. The way my own people's acting, it makes me ashamed."…The people would be better off if you'd just let them the way they are, the way God made them. Let the brown race marry the brown race, the white race marry the white race, the dark race, the yellow race and whatevermore, stay the way God made them. If a violet... God made it and it was white, let it remain white. If it's blue, black, brown, whatever the flower is, let it alone. If corn was raised a certain way, yellow corn, don't mix with white corn. If you do, you mix it up, then it can't breed itself back again." (Condemnation By Representation 60-1113).

Quote: 1179-166 "Now, I don't believe in mixing marriages. I believe that a white man should not marry a colored girl, or a colored girl marry a white man, or a yellow marry a colored, or a white, or a... I believe the brown, black, white, and races of people are like a flower garden of God, and I do not believe they should be crossed up. I believe that's the way God made them, and I believe that's the way they should remain... It fools me that I seen some real pretty colored girl, intelligent, nice looking kid, just as pretty as any woman you'd want to see... What does she want to marry a white man and have mulatto children? What would an intelligent colored girl want with such a thing as that? Is because that something... that communist... And how would a colored man want to marry a white woman and have mulatto children?... I believe you should stay just what we are…God... If He made me, my color black, I'd be happy to be a black man for God. If He made me yellow, I'd be a happy yellow man for Christ. If He made me white, I've a--happy white man for Christ. If He made me brown, or red, an Indian, whatever it is, I'd stay my same color. That would be me. I want to be like my Maker made me." (Que. & Ans. 64-0830e).

Quote: 22 "I believe God is a God… of variety. He makes big mountains and little mountains. He makes deserts. He makes forests. He makes white men, black men, red men. We should never cross that up. It becomes a hybrid. And anything hybrid cannot rebreed itself. You're ruining the race of people. There's some things about a colored man that a white man don't even possess them traits. A white man's always stewing and worrying; a colored man's satisfied in the state he's in, so they don't need those things." (Lord Just Once More 63-0628a).

1. To marry the parents race on which they leaned mostly in their resemblance.
2. To go back to their father's race, {original seed}, if they don't look exactly like the mother.
3. To a less degree, to marry within the mother's race, if the child came out exactly or closer to the mother.

Quote W.M.B.: E-47 "…now, remember don't you say that I believe in Polygamy; I don't." (Seventy weeks of Daniel 61-08-06).

Quote: 209 "… Polygamy is wrong; we know." (Seventy weeks of Daniel 61-08-06).

Quote: "God made man to live true to his wife, but man comes along and perverts that around, and he is not satisfied with his own wife, but wants to live with the rest of wives. God gave us good clear water to drink. Man's got to mix alcohol or something else with it before he drinks it. It's perverting from the real beginning of it". (But from the beginning it was not so"-58-10-02).

Quote W.M.B.: 1177-Q-421 421. Would you endorse birth control?No, I can't endorse it. No, sir. See? (Questions And Answers 64-0830e).

Quote W.M.B.: "Speaking of the day that when women wouldn't no more want children... Why? She's old Mother Hubbard if she has a child. See? That's, that's the remarks of Hollywood…So he'll have some operation performed to himself, or her, one, that'll keep them from having children…She'll practice birth control so she can go to parties. She can't be bothered with a baby nursing her. It'll disform her. When she's pregnated, it disform her. She won't look like she used to. And her husband ignorant enough to let her go that way. She won't give him a child." (Invisible Union Of The Bride 65-1125).

Quote W.M.B.: E-26 "I met a woman that had committed some of those cases, practicing birth control. That's the disgrace in America… some woman look at a woman that can't go out to the card parties and things because she's supposed to stay home and take care of her baby, why, they think that she is deprived something. Brother, she's done the duty that God told her to do…God commissioned women to bring forth children." (God Perfecting His Church 54-1204).

Quote W.M.B.: E-57 "You won't even have children, practice birth control and pack some little snotty-nosed dog around, calling it something, giving it the love of a baby. Then call yourself the Holy Ghost church! You need to be ashamed of yourself and repent! Amen! That's the truth." (Mark of Christ 55-0312).

Quote W.M.B.: 1111-Q-359 359. "How do you feel about birth control? I'd rather talk personally with you on those things, 'cause there's words and things that I have to say, that I'd rather say it if the husband and wife...And there is a possibility of it being done in the right way. I'd say it to--for general. There is so many days in a woman's life that she's not fertile. You understand? All right. Now, there's sometimes a child would kill a woman; if she had a baby it'd kill her. You want to watch that too. See? So just be real careful about that. See? See, that's bringing life, so what you're put here on the earth to do. If your wife is sickly, and a child would kill her, I wouldn't do it. I don't think the Lord wants you to do it. And you come to me personally on them things; have it on private interview. Let me talk to you personally...See, each individual, I can tell whether they're lying to me or not." (Question And Answers COD 64-0830m).

"Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety." (II Timothy 2:15).