45 Bible Verses about Being Single

To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

Now with regard to the issues you wrote about: "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman."

And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

"The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?

The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.

But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.

(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body -- though many -- are one body, so too is Christ.

To the married I give this command -- not I, but the Lord -- a wife should not divorce a husband

The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!"

I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.

The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to him."

But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is -- and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!

With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it."

complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is diseased, your body is full of darkness.

At the two corners they must be doubled at the lower end and finished together at the top in one ring. So it will be for both.

because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!" And every ship's captain, and all who sail along the coast -- seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way off

Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.

I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts,

Yet not a hair of your head will perish.

For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, "You must love your neighbor as yourself."

If he came in by himself he will go out by himself; if he had a wife when he came in, then his wife will go out with him.

And the twelve gates are twelve pearls -- each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The main street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

He said to them, "Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

The Lord said, "Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.

just as it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one,

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.

For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.

I will not drive them out before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.