Sentences with phrase «as betrothed»

(1) He speaks of Christians collectively (i.e. as the Church) as betrothed to Christ.

But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well.

St Augustine's Confessions expresses the maxim: «affianced girls should not give themselves at once, lest the husband hold her cheap whom, as his betrothed, he had not to sigh after» (Ch.

Not exact matches

In royal families five - year - old girls were betrothed to six - year - old boys as a matter of political expediency.26 Wives were property first and only secondarily persons with freedom to love.

«I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to her husband» (II Corinthians 11: 2).

A Chinese Muslim wedding is very complex, but it avoids all superstitions such as the reading of the horoscopes of the betrothed persons.

So when St Paul picks up this language he also is using sexual purity, virginity, as an expression of ultimate fidelity to God: «I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.»

Deu 22:25 ¶ But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die: ------- — R a p e is defined as 1.

Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

anywhere in the New Testament outside of the first chapter of Matthew, the first chapter of Luke, and the words «betrothed» in Luke 2:5 and «as was supposed» in 3:23.

It is celebrated on February 24th, and it's about the beginning of spring, often referred to as «the day when birds are betrothed».

As Wilfred attempts to extricate himself from the situation, his betrothed's overbearing father presents further complications.

These sage individuals were entrusted to read the signs, conduct the rituals, and act as go - betweens for the betrothed.

However in recent times it is now regarded as an ideal way to meet your future betrothed.

But they escape and make their way to Basra, where Ahmad, now living as a beggar, meets and falls in love with the Princess (June Duprez), who has been betrothed by her father the Sultan (Miles Malleson, who also wrote the screenplay) to Jaffar.

Master magician Eisenheim vies with the heir to the Austro - Hungarian Empire to win back the woman he loved as a child, as she is about to become betrothed to the prince.

It certainly doesn't help that Dolly's betrothed, Owen (James Norton), is a complete nonentity, both as sketched and rendered; ergo, there's no sense of proper balance or dramatic tension in Dolly's affinity for these two men.

Producer Nate Moore shared explained that the concubine element was ``... part of the original Christopher Priest run where they were all betrothed which we felt wasn't necessary to tell the story of the Dora and in a way we all kind of rejected as being a little creepy.»

Swayze, veteran of such critically acclaimed films as Black Dog, Steel Dawn and the inimitable Road House, will bring to bear his acting prowess and take up the role of Garth, a noble knight and betrothed of the fair maiden.

There's never a moment where he's not in a luxurious restaurant, a polo match or treating his betrothed to a diamond ring that's worth the same as most houses.

These include frequent depictions of drinking (but never to drunkenness), an implied sexual relationship between the betrothed couple, portrayals of kissing, mild profanities and terms of deity used as expletives, as well as one crude sexual finger gesture.

The Truth About Youth briefly flickers to life when Loy comes on slinky nightclub singer «The Firefly,» seducing Young's betrothed, and she steals the show in The Naughty Flirt (1931), another tale of high - society bad behavior, this one starring Alice White as a brazen socialite who sets her sights on a young lawyer's in papa's firm and Loy as a party girl working with a gigolo to grab her fortune.

«You know, that was sort of part of the original Christopher Priest run where they were all betrothed which we felt wasn't necessary to tell the story of the Dora and in a way we all kind of rejected as being a little creepy,» Moore said.

Circumstances cast the former as the latter's protector, first against drunken louts, then her would - be betrothed (Stanley Tucci, The Hunger Games), and finally battling not - so - mythical giants from a land in the sky.

Meanwhile, her betrothed, also disgraced, has run away from Paris as well.

Few couples are aware of it, but widely available wedding coverage can be purchased for as little as $ 150 to protect you and your betrothed against losses of up to $ 5 million.

While the tone of the question presumes that somehow individuals are betrothed to their financial advisors, what is more troubling is the construal of investors as «cheaters» for seeking out other services.

The game's default character is the anime's bland protagonist Kirito, and it becomes quickly clear that the game assumes you'll just roll with the default; your fellow cast of characters will wax lyrical about past exploits, Kirito's betrothed Asuna will always treat you as her boyfriend, and all characters will refer to you as a male, even if you changed your gender — your character's voice in cutscenes will even be Kirito's Japanese voice actor, unless you dive into the settings to turn it off.

Play as Otto, an apprentice of Anima gifted with incredible powers and aspire to the rank of Master to finally marry your betrothed Ana — captive of the terrible Zahr and his fearsome Golems!

A final tag is for games that debut on the subscription service from Xbox with «Game Pass» April 9th Masters of Anima «Review», «Enhanced» - Play as Otto as you aspire to the rank of Master to marry your betrothed Ana.

With the Stepfamily Association of America estimating that one out of three Americans is now a stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling or some other member of a stepfamily, it would probably be wise for these betrothed couples to spend as much time preparing to merge families as they spend planning the wedding — especially where children are concerned.