11 Bible Verses about Marriage, Between God And His People

Husbands, love your wives as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify it, purifying it with the washing of water with the word, that he might present the church to himself glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any thing of the kind, but that it should be holy and blameless.read more.
Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church; for we are members of his body. For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery; but I speak of Christ and the church. But do you also, individually, each one so love his wife as himself, and the wife [see] that she reverences the husband.

He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice; this my joy, therefore, is fully attained.

And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they shalt fast.

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast, but days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they shall fast at that time.

And he said to them, Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them; then shall they fast in those days.

The kingdom of heaven is like a man, a king, who made a wedding for his son.

Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their own lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom; and five of them were foolish, and five wise. The foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them;read more.
but the wise took oil in the vessels with their lamps. And while the bridegroom delayed, all slumbered and slept; but at midnight there was a cry, Behold the bridegroom; go out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their own lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps have gone out. But the wise answered, saying, [No]; lest there be not enough for us and you; go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy the bridegroom came; and the ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut. And afterwards the other virgins came, and said, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, I tell you truly I know you not. Watch, therefore, for you know not the day nor the hour.

For I am zealous for you with a godly zeal, for I joined you, a chaste virgin, to one husband, to present to Christ;

Let us rejoice and be glad, and give glory to him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and his wife has prepared herself, and it was given her to be arrayed in fine linen white and clean;??or fine linen represents the righteous ordinances of the saints. And he said to me, Write, Blessed are those who are called to the wedding supper of the Lamb. And he told me, These are the true words of God.

And I saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that thirsts, come; let him that will, take the water of life freely.