•This holds marriage in high honor (Heb. 13:4).Jesus dignified marriage by
attending one with His disciples and
even replenished the wine (John 2:1-9).
•The partners usually make public vows (Prov. 2:16-17; 31:2) to each other before God, marriage, and summon any objectors to speak or thereafter keep silent.Publicly they set themselves apart for
each other.