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"Guilty of Such Folly"? Accusations of Adultery or Polygamy Against Oliver Cowdery

… accused Oliver Cowdery of either unauthorized polygamy or adultery. It appears that the first mention was by President … Cowdery were the sharpest. He wrote that Oliver “committed adultery,” adding that “the Spirit of God withdrew from him, …

A Scriptural Basis for the Doctrine of Sexual Purity

… looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” He then enjoined … and wants to do for his children. “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery” To protect marriage and its sacred purposes, God …

Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the New Testament World

… in the paper) occurred if the wife was found guilty of adultery. In such cases, the groom was legally allowed to … restricted to her husband. [45] In first-century Judaism, adultery occurred when a married (including betrothed) woman …

"What Therefore God Hath Joined Together, Let No Man Put Asunder"

… saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery” (Joseph Smith Translation, Matthew 5:31–32; compare …

The Marriage of Hosea and Jehovah’s Covenant with Israel

… covenant of honesty, love, and fidelity is expressed as adultery—the violation of the sanctity of marriage. The … therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; lest I strip her naked, …

26 May 1844 (Sunday Morning)

… and swore that I had told him that I was guilty of adultery. This spiritual wifeism! Why, a man dares not speak … down his life for me, and he swears that I have committed adultery. [21] I wish the grand jury would tell me who they …

The Six Antitheses

… division includes two Mosaic prohibitions—on murder and adultery—that are extended by Jesus and one permission—of … a change of heart beyond one’s own ability to effect. Adultery and lust (5:27–30). The commandment addressed here …

Teaching Old Testament Laws

… commandments “Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:13–14) are repeated in modern revelation … punished” (Exodus 21:22). The eternal law to not commit adultery nor anything like unto it emphasizes the law of …

Teaching Old Testament Laws

… commandments “Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:13–14) are repeated in modern revelation … punished” (Exodus 21:22). The eternal law to not commit adultery nor anything like unto it emphasizes the law of …

How New Testament Variants Contribute to the Meaning of the Sermon on the Mount

… saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery” (Matthew 5:32). The saying is repeated again later …