45 Bible Verses about Being Single

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they stay unmarried like me.

There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. She who is married cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

I prefer that all men were as I am. But every man has his proper gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. It is better to marry than to be inflamed [with lust].

I will say this brothers the time remaining is short. So from now on those who have wives should be like those who have none.

I want you to be free from anxiety. He who is unmarried cares for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord.

But he who is married cares for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

Concerning the things that you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch (have sex with) a woman.

Can you live longer by worrying about it?

The eyes are like a lamp for the body. If your eye is clear (simple) (focused) (single minded), your whole body will be full of [spiritual] light.

Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to your life?

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a release. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

If you marry you have not sinned. If a virgin marries she has not sinned. Those who marry will face many problems in this life and I want to spare you.

If she leaves, let her remain unmarried or become reconciled to her husband. A husband should not divorce his wife.

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many and are one body, so also is Christ.

To the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord commands do not let the wife depart from her husband.

The disciples said to him: This being the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.

I will give them the same attitude and the same purpose so that they will respect and reverence me as long as they live. This will be for their good and for the good of their children.

Jehovah God said: It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.

But she is happier if she remains as she is. This is my opinion and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment from the Lord. Yet I give my opinion as one who has obtained the mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

Let a widow be put on the list if she is under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

For there are men who, from birth, were without sex. There are some who were made that way by men. There are others who have made themselves so for the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this let him accept it.

make my joy full by being of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, and of one purpose.

The lamp of your body is your eye. When your eye is clear your entire body is full of light. When it is evil your body is full of darkness.

Fasten these together at the bottom and tightly at the top by a single ring. Both corner frames will be made this way.

In one hour these great riches came to nothing.' Every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off,

Because of the present distress I think it is good for you to remain as you are.

I say this for your benefit and not to restrict you. I show you how to live a noble life of devotion to the Lord without being distracted by other things.

I will give them one (united) heart, and put a new spirit within them. I will take the heart of stone (unkind attitude) out of them and give them a heart of flesh (loving disposition).

Yet not a hair of your head will perish.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

If he was single at the time you bought him he alone must be set free. If he was married at that time, both he and his wife must be given their freedom.

The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each individual gate was one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass.

God sets the lonely in families. He frees the prisoners who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

One witness is not enough to convict someone of a crime, offense, or sin he may have committed. Cases must be settled based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, brotherly, tenderhearted, and humble.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach;

He said: This does not apply to everyone, only to those God has given it to.

People of Jerusalem, run through your streets! Look around and see for yourselves! Search the marketplaces! Can you find one person who does what is right and tries to be faithful to God? If you can, Jehovah will forgive Jerusalem.

The Scriptures say: There is no one who is righteous,

It is better to dwell alone in the wilderness than with an angry contentious (quarreling and angry) woman.

There is no man on earth who is righteous and does not sin.

I will not drive them out within a year's time. If I did, the land would become deserted. There would be too many wild animals for you.