30 Bible Verses about Marriage, Purpose Of

And He, answering, said, "Did you not read that He Who made them from the beginning made them 'male and female,'

But from the beginning of the creation, 'Male and female made He them.'

Nevertheless, neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart from woman, in the Lord. For, as the woman is of the man, so also is the man through the woman; but all things are of God.

and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?"

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, [and shall cleave to his wife], and the two shall become one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh.

but, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

For this cause, will a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What, therefore, God joined together, let not man put asunder."

What, therefore, God joined together, let not man put asunder."

For the married woman has been bound by law to the living husband; but, if the husband dies, she is loosed from the law of the husband.

A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but, if her husband fall asleep, she is at liberty to he married to whom she will: only in the Lord.

For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified in the brother; else your children are unclean; but as it is they are holy.

for in the resurrection, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in Heaven.

For, when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels in Heaven.

And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage; but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened; that henceforth both those who have wives may be as though they had none; and those who weep, as though they wept not; and those who rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those who buy, as though they possessed not; and those who use the world, as not using it to the full; for the fashion of this world is passing away.

But, if they have not continency let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

Or know ye not that he who is united to the harlot is one body? For, "the two", He saith, "shall be one flesh";

Let the husband render to the wife her due; and, in like manner, the wife to the husband. The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife. Defraud not one the other, except by consent for a Season, that ye may have leisure for prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the assembly, and delivered Himself up for it,

So ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as also Christ the assembly;

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter toward them.

the wives, to their own husbands, as to the Lord; because a husband is head of the wife, as Christ also is Head of the assembly; Himself the Savior of the body. But, as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also let the women be to their husbands in everything.

Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as it was fitting in the Lord.

that they may train the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children, to be sober, pure, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

In like manner, ye wives, be subject to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they may, without the word, be gained through the conduct of their wives, having beheld your chaste conduct mingled with fear: whose adorning, let it not be the outward one of braiding of hair and of wearing of golden ornaments, or of putting on apparel;read more.
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price. For thus, in former times, the holy women also, who hoped in God, were wont to adorn themselves, submitting themselves to their own husbands; as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, of whom ye became children; if ye do good, and fear no alarm.

And I wish all men to be even as myself. Each one, however, has his own gift from God; one, indeed, after this manner, and another, after that. Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them, if they remain even as I am.

The disciples say to Him, "If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry." But He said to them, "Not all can receive this saying, but those to whom it has been given; for there are eunuchs who were so born from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."

But, if any one thinks that he behaves himself unseemly toward his virgin daughter, if she be beyond the prime of life, and thus it ought to be brought about, let him do what he wishes, he sins not; let them marry. But he who has been standing steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has authority respecting his own will, and has determined this in his own heart, that he will keep his own virgin daughter, will do well. So that both he that gives his own virgin daughter in marriage does well; and he that gives her not in marriage will do better.

But younger widows refuse; for, when they grow wanton against Christ, they wish to marry, having condemnation, because they set aside their first faith. And, at the same time, they learn to be idle, going around from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also and busy-bodies, speaking things which they ought not.read more.
I desire, therefore, that younger widows marry, bear children, rule a house-hold, give no occasion to the adversary for reproach;