THE HOLY BIBLE Douay-Rheims

Notes on The Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews (Author Bishop Richard Challoner (ed.))

13:4 Marriage honourable in all: That is, in all things belonging to the marriage state. This is a warning to married people, not to abuse the sanctity of their state, by any liberties or irregularities contrary thereunto. Now it does not follow from this text that all persons are obliged to marry, even if the word omnibus were rendered, in all persons, instead of in all things: for if it was a precept, St. Paul himself would have transgressed it, as he never married. Moreover, those who have already made a vow to God to lead a single life, should they attempt to marry, they would incur their own damnation. 1 Tim. 5.12.

Original Douay-Rheims from Project Gutenberg - Massive cleanup of OCR problems and editing done locally.