God's design for marriage is one of mutual respect and love, as seen in the creation account and throughout Scripture. However, the Bible also acknowledges the reality of brokenness and sin in human relationships, including the issue of spouse abuse. Passages such as Malachi 2:16 and Colossians 3:19 condemn violence and mistreatment, emphasizing the importance of kindness, compassion, and gentle treatment in marriage. The New Testament, particularly 1 Peter 3:7 and 1 Corinthians 7:15, teaches husbands to honor and care for their wives, while Matthew 5:32 highlights the seriousness of marital unfaithfulness and abuse. By upholding these principles, believers can work towards healing and restoration in their relationships.
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“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions, who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.