Paragraph 26.2

Marriage was ordained for the mutual Help of Husband and Wife,^a for the Increase of Mankind with a legitimate Issue, and for^b preventing of Uncleanness.^c

1. a. Genesis 2:18

   Genesis 2:18

   ^2:18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

   ^2:18 The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."

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2. b. Genesis 1:28

   Genesis 1:28

   ^1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

   ^1:28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."

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3. c. 1 Corinthians 7:2, 9

   1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:9

   ^7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. ^7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

   ^7:2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. ^7:9 But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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