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While I stand here at the spring and the daughters of the
townsmen are coming out to draw water, if I say to a girl, 'Please
lower your jug, that I may drink,' and she answers, 'Take a drink,
and let me give water to your camels, too,' let her be the one
whom you have decided upon for your servant Isaac. In this way I
shall know that you have dealt graciously with my master. He
had scarcely finished these words when Rebekah...came out with a
jug on her shoulder. The girl was very beautiful, a virgin,
untouched by man. She went down to the spring and filled her jug.
As she came up, the servant ran toward her and said, "Please
give me a sip of water from your jug." "Take a drink,
sir," she replied, and quickly lowering the jug onto her
hand, she gave him a drink. When she had let him drink his fill,
she said, "I will draw water for your camels, too, until they
have drunk their fill." [Taken from GEN 24:13-19]
This booty, what was left of the loot which the soldiers had
taken, amounted to six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep...and thirty-two thousand girls who were still virgins. [NUM
31:32,35]
When he saw her, he rent his garments and said, "Alas,
daughter, you have struck me down and brought calamity upon me.
For I have made a vow to the LORD and I cannot retract."
"Father," she replied, "you have made a vow to the
LORD. Do with me as you have vowed, because the LORD has wrought
vengeance for you on your enemies the Ammonites." Then she
said to her father, "Let me have this favor. Spare me for two
months, that I may go off down the mountains to mourn my virginity
with my companions." "Go," he replied, and sent her
away for two months. So she departed with her companions and
mourned her virginity on the mountains. At the end of the two
months she returned to her father, who did to her as he had vowed.
She had not been intimate with man. It then became a custom in
Israel for Israelite women to go yearly to mourn the daughter of
Jephthah the Gileadite for four days of the year. [JUDG 11:35-40]
The community, therefore, sent twelve thousand warriors with
orders to go to Jabesh-gilead and put those who lived there to the
sword, including the women and children. They were told to include
under the ban all males and every woman who was not still a
virgin. Finding among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four
hundred young virgins, who had had no relations with men, they
brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. Then the
whole community sent a message to the Benjaminites at the rock
Rimmon, offering them peace. When Benjamin returned at that time,
they gave them as wives the women of Jabesh-gilead whom they had
spared; but these proved to be not enough for them. [JUDG 21:10-14]
Then the king's personal attendants suggested: "Let
beautiful young virgins be sought for the king. Let the king
appoint commissaries in all the provinces of his realm to bring
together all beautiful young virgins to the harem in the
stronghold of Susa. Under the care of the royal eunuch Hegai,
custodian of the women, let cosmetics be given them. Then the girl
who pleases the king shall reign in place of Vashti." This
suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly. Esther was
led to King Ahasuerus in his palace in the tenth month, Tebeth, in
the seventh year of his reign. The king loved Esther more than all
other women, and of all the virgins she won his favor and
benevolence. So he placed the royal diadem on her head and made
her queen in place of Vashti. [ESTH 2:2-4,16-17]
If you have daughters,
keep them chaste, and be not indulgent to them. [SIRACH 7:24]
Entertain no thoughts against a virgin, lest you be enmeshed in
damages for her. [SIRACH 9:5]
By her eyelids and her haughty stare an unchaste wife can be
recognized. [SIRACH 26:9]
Choicest of blessings is a modest wife, priceless her chaste
person. [SIRACH 26:15]
Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin
shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.
[ISA 7:14]
Shame, O Sidon, fortress on the sea, for the sea has spoken:
"I have not been in labor, nor given birth, nor raised young
men, nor reared virgins." [ISA 23:4]
This is the word the LORD has spoken concerning him: She
despises you, laughs you to scorn, the virgin daughter Zion;
Behind you she wags her head, daughter Jerusalem. [Taken from ISA 37:22]
Come down, sit in the dust, O virgin daughter Babylon; Sit on
the ground, dethroned, O daughter of the Chaldeans. No longer
shall you be called dainty and delicate. [ISA 47:1]
As a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you;
And as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God
rejoice in you. [ISA 62:5]
Does a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her sash? Yet my
people have forgotten me days without number. [JER 2:32]
Then the virgins shall make merry and dance, and young men and
old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will console
and gladden them after their sorrows. [JER 31:13]
They shall not take for their wives either widows or divorced
women, but only virgins of the race of Israel; however, they may
marry women who are the widows of priests. [EZEK 44:22]
Lament like a virgin girt with sackcloth for the spouse of her
youth. [JOEL 1:8]
"On that day, fair virgins and young men shall faint from
thirst; Those who swear by the shameful idol of Samaria, By the
life of your god, O Dan! By the life of your love, O Beersheba!
those shall fall, never to rise again." [Taken from AMOS 8:13-14]
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means "God is
with us." [MT 1:23]
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery,
unchastity, theft, false witness, blasphemy. [MT 15:19]
He said to them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) and marries another commits adultery."
(His) disciples said to him, "If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry."
He answered, "Not all can accept (this) word, but only those to whom that is granted.
Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage
for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever can accept this ought to accept it."
[MT 19:8-12]
And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or
father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will
receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life. [MT
19:29]
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who
took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them
were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking
their lamps, brought no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks
of oil with their lamps. Since the bridegroom was long delayed,
they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight, there was a
cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' Then all
those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones
said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are
going out.' But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be
enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some
for yourselves.' While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom
came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with
him. Then the door was locked. Afterwards the other virgins came
and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!' But he said in
reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.' Therefore, stay
awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour." [MT 25:1-13]
From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts,
unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit,
licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. All these evils
come from within and they defile." [MK 7:21-23]
Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come."
[MK 10:29-30]
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God
into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's
name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail,
full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among
women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought
with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the
angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with
God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth
a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and
shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall
give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign
in the house of Jacob for ever. And of his kingdom there shall be
no end. And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done,
because I know not man? And the angel answering, said to her: The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High
shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin
Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this
is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word
shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid
of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel
departed from her. [LK 1:26-38]
He said to them, "Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God who will not receive (back) an overabundant return in this present age and eternal life in the age to come."
[LK 18:29-30]
On the next day we resumed the trip and came to Caesarea, where
we went to the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the
Seven, and stayed with him. He had four virgin daughters gifted with prophecy. [ACTS
21:8-9]
Do not deprive each other, except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, to be free for prayer, but then return to one another, so that Satan may not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
This I say by way of concession, however, not as a command. Indeed, I wish everyone to be as I am, but each has a particular gift from God,
one of one kind and one of another. [1COR 7:5:-7]
Now to the unmarried and to widows, I say: it is a good thing for them to remain as they are, as I do, but if they cannot exercise self-control they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be on fire.
[1COR 7:8-9]
Now in regard to virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is
trustworthy. So this is what I think best because of the present
distress: that it is a good thing for a person to remain as he is.
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of
a wife? Then do not look for a wife.
I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is
anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he
may please his wife, and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a
virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that she may be
holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand,
is anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her
husband. I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose
a restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and adherence
to the Lord without distraction. If anyone thinks he is behaving
improperly toward his virgin, and if a critical moment has come
and so it has to be, let him do as he wishes. He is committing no
sin; let them get married. The one who stands firm in his resolve,
however, who is not under compulsion but has power over his own
will, and has made up his mind to keep his virgin, will be doing
well. So then, the one who marries his virgin does well; the one
who does not marry her will do better. A wife is bound to her
husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free
to be married to whomever she wishes, provided that it be in the
Lord. She is more blessed, though, in my opinion, if she remains
as she is, and I think that I too have the Spirit of God. [1COR
7:25-27,32-40]
For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God, since I
betrothed you to one husband to present you as a chaste virgin to
Christ. But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts may be corrupted from a sincere (and pure) commitment to Christ.
[2COR 11:2-3]
We know that the law is good, provided that one uses it as law,
with the understanding that law is meant not for a righteous
person but for the lawless and unruly, the godless and sinful, the
unholy and profane, those who kill their fathers or mothers,
murderers, the unchaste, practicing homosexuals, kidnapers, liars,
perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted. [1TM
1:8-11]
To satisfy the one who recruited him, a
soldier does not become entangled in the business affairs of life.
[2TM 2:4]
Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior,
not slanderers, not addicted to drink, teaching what is good, so
that they may train younger women to love their husbands and
children, to be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers, under
the control of their husbands, so that the word of God may not be
discredited. Urge the younger men, similarly, to control
themselves [Taken from TI 2:3-6]
Likewise, you wives should be subordinate to your husbands so that, even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives' conduct
when they observe your reverent and chaste behavior. [1PT 3:1-2]
Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic potions,
their unchastity, or their robberies. [RV 9:21]
Then I looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion,
and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name
and his Father's name written on their foreheads. I heard a sound
from heaven like the sound of rushing water or a loud peal of
thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their
harps. They were singing (what seemed to be) a new hymn before the
throne, before the four living creatures and the elders. No one
could learn this hymn except the hundred and forty-four thousand
who had been ransomed from the earth. These are they who were not
defiled with women; they are virgins and these are the ones who
follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been ransomed as the
firstfruits of the human race for God and the Lamb. On their
lips no deceit has been found; they are unblemished. [RV 14:1-5]
"But as for cowards, the unfaithful, the depraved,
murderers, the unchaste, sorcerers, idol-worshipers, and deceivers
of every sort, their lot is in the burning pool of fire and
sulfur, which is the second death." [RV 21:8]
Blessed are they who wash their robes so as to have the right
to the tree of life and enter the city through its gates.
Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the unchaste, the murderers,
the idol-worshipers, and all who love and practice deceit. [RV
22:14-15]
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