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When it comes to modern English translations of 1 Timothy 3:4-5—a critical passage for male rule in the home and church—this is a mark on the NASB, a black eye for the ESV, and a huge win for the KJV and NKJV.
Jesus’ central point thus was that to divorce your spouse so as to free yourself up to potentially marry another is not sufficient grounds for divorce.
God views marriage as a covenant, and He views sexual union as a binding covenantal act.
God explicitly forbade His people in the Old Testament from marrying Canaanites because they worshiped false gods, a practice that Yahweh knew would lead Israel astray.
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The practice of Rome and the Orthodox requiring some or all clergy to be celibate goes well beyond the teaching of the Bible.