Porneia is equivalent to harlotry and fornication - just compare how many times both porneia and adultery (molchia) together - they are different things and porneai is incorrectly used to mean general sexual immorality.
The porneia (fornication) exception is only in Matthew because Matthew's Gospel was written especially for Jewish Christians. First century Jewish coupes had arranged marriages. The young couple were *legally married* a year before they started to live together. If the bride became pregnant with the groom's child; it was NOT a problem nor a scandal, since they were *legally married.* However, if the groom was NOT the baby's father... that was legitimate grounds for the groom to divorce the bride. Since they were *legally married;* that required a divorce and not just breaking off an engagement. The same applies in Catholic marriages. If the young married couple don't consummate their marriage... then they can get an annulment on the grounds of Non-Consummation. There would usually be another reason, such as one decided to become a celibate monk or nun. Or when a French King forced a Duke to marry his handicapped niece. The Duke went through with the wedding, for fear the King would execute him if he didn't, but the Duke never consummated the marriage he was forced into. A few years later, when that King was no longer a threat, the Duke obtained an annulment on 2 grounds: *death threat and non-consummation.*
@@francikeen Yes, well said. I find only the KJV version of the Bible shows the correct English translation. Even the New KJV has it wrong in more than one place. The Matthew exemption therefore was only to Jewish marriages for fornication in the betrothal period and thus is not an exemption even for adultery. The Shepherd of Hermas correctly shows what to do with an adulterous wife - for the first time can be forgiven but repeated sin means separation while still unable to remarry, just like St Paul says.
Christ loves his church *sacrificially,* so a husband is obligated to love his wife *sacrificially,* (Ephesians 5:26) And husbands are obligated to *provide for their wives* and children, or else he is worse than an infidel. (1 Timothy 5:8) Also per Ephesians 5:21 and Pope John Paul II, *both husband and wife are obligated to submit to each other* as to Christ, e.g. yield to, cater to, defer to.
Porneia is equivalent to harlotry and fornication - just compare how many times both porneia and adultery (molchia) together - they are different things and porneai is incorrectly used to mean general sexual immorality.
The porneia (fornication) exception is only in Matthew because Matthew's Gospel was written especially for Jewish Christians.
First century Jewish coupes had arranged marriages. The young couple were *legally married* a year before they started to live together. If the bride became pregnant with the groom's child; it was NOT a problem nor a scandal, since they were *legally married.*
However, if the groom was NOT the baby's father... that was legitimate grounds for the groom to divorce the bride. Since they were *legally married;* that required a divorce and not just breaking off an engagement.
The same applies in Catholic marriages. If the young married couple don't consummate their marriage... then they can get an annulment on the grounds of Non-Consummation. There would usually be another reason, such as one decided to become a celibate monk or nun. Or when a French King forced a Duke to marry his handicapped niece.
The Duke went through with the wedding, for fear the King would execute him if he didn't, but the Duke never consummated the marriage he was forced into. A few years later, when that King was no longer a threat, the Duke obtained an annulment on 2 grounds: *death threat and non-consummation.*
@@francikeen Yes, well said. I find only the KJV version of the Bible shows the correct English translation. Even the New KJV has it wrong in more than one place. The Matthew exemption therefore was only to Jewish marriages for fornication in the betrothal period and thus is not an exemption even for adultery. The Shepherd of Hermas correctly shows what to do with an adulterous wife - for the first time can be forgiven but repeated sin means separation while still unable to remarry, just like St Paul says.
Christ loves his church *sacrificially,* so a husband is obligated to love his wife *sacrificially,* (Ephesians 5:26) And husbands are obligated to *provide for their wives* and children, or else he is worse than an infidel. (1 Timothy 5:8) Also per Ephesians 5:21 and Pope John Paul II, *both husband and wife are obligated to submit to each other* as to Christ, e.g. yield to, cater to, defer to.