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Celibacy |
Bible
Quotes & Promises
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Inspirational & Famous Quotes
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His disciples say unto him, If the
case of the man be so with his
wife, it is not good to marry. But
he said unto them, All men cannot
receive this saying, save they to
whom it is given. For there are
some eunuchs, which were so born
from their mother's womb: and
there are some eunuchs, which were
made eunuchs of men: and there be
eunuchs, which have made
themselves eunuchs for the kingdom
of heaven's sake. He that is able
to receive it, let him receive it.
(Matthew 19:10-12)
Now concerning the things whereof
ye wrote unto me: It is good for a
man not to touch a woman.
Nevertheless, to avoid
fornication, let every man have
his own wife, and let every woman
have her own husband.
(1 Corinthians 7:1,2)
For 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. I say therefore to the
unmarried and widows, It is good
for them if they abide even as I.
But if they cannot contain, let
them marry: for it is better to
marry than to burn.
(1 Corinthians 7:7-9)
Now concerning virgins I have no
commandment of the Lord: yet I
give my judgment, as one that hath
obtained mercy of the Lord to be
faithful. I suppose therefore that
this is good for the present
distress, I say, that it is good
for a man so to be.
(1 Corinthians 7:25,26)
But I would have you without
carefulness. He that is unmarried
careth for the things that belong
to the Lord, how he may please the
Lord: But he that is married
careth for the things that are of
the world, how he may please his
wife. There is difference also
between a wife and a virgin. The
unmarried woman careth for the
things of the Lord, that she may
be holy both in body and in
spirit: but she that is married
careth for the things of the
world, how she may please her
husband. And this I speak for your
own profit; not that I may cast a
snare upon you, but for that which
is comely, and that ye may attend
upon the Lord without distraction.
But if any man think that he
behaveth himself uncomely toward
his virgin, if she pass the flower
of her age, and need so require,
let him do what he will, he
sinneth not: let them marry.
Nevertheless he that standeth
stedfast in his heart, having no
necessity, but hath power over his
own will, and hath so decreed in
his heart that he will keep his
virgin, doeth well. So then he
that giveth her in marriage doeth
well; but he that giveth her not
in marriage doeth better. The wife
is bound by the law as long as her
husband liveth; but if her husband
be dead, she is at liberty to be
married to whom she will; only in
the Lord. But she is happier if
she so abide, after my judgment:
and I think also that I have the
Spirit of God.
(1 Corinthians 7:32-40)
These are they which
were not defiled with women; for
they are virgins. These are they
which follow the Lamb
whithersoever he goeth. These were
redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the
Lamb.
(Revelation 14:4)
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Inspirational Quotes from Famous People |
Marriage has
many pains, but celibacy has no
pleasures.
--Samuel Johnson quotes (English
Poet, Critic and Writer.
1709-1784)
Celibacy, like
the fly in the heart of an apple,
dwells in perpetual sweetness, but
sits alone, and is confined and
dies in singularity; but marriage,
like the useful bee, builds a
house, and gathers sweetness from
every flower, and labors and
unites.
--Jeremy Taylor quotes
(English Anglican, Clergyman,
Writer and Bishop, 1613-1667)
Marriage may
often be a stormy lake, but
celibacy is almost always a muddy
horse pond.
--Thomas Love Peacock
quotes (English Author and
Satirist. 1785-1866)
Marriage has
many thorns but celibacy no roses.
--Unknown
Celibacy is the
worst form of self-abuse.
--Peter De Vries quotes (American
comic visionary, Editor, Novelist,
Satirist and Linguist. 1910-1993)
The vow of
celibacy is a matter of keeping
one's word to Christ and the
Church. a duty and a proof of the
priest's inner maturity; it is the
expression of his personal
dignity.
--Pope John Paul II quotes
(Polish Pope. 1920-2005)
As to marriage
or celibacy, let a man take which
course he will, he will be sure to
repent.
--Socrates quotes
(Ancient Greek Philosopher, 470
BC-399 BC)
The celibate
practices celibacy, but his heart
is filled with pride.
--Sri Guru Granth Sahib quotes
It is only
poverty that makes celibacy
contemptible. A single woman of
good fortune is always
respectable.
--Jane Austen quotes (British
Novelist and Writer, 1775-1817)
Celibacy is not
a matter of compulsion. Someone is
accepted as a priest only when he
does it of his own accord.
--Joseph Ratzinger quotes
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