17 Bible Verses about Marriage, Restrictions Concerning

The wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband die, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in the Lord.

Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? What communion has light with darkness?

But to the rest, I, and not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife that believes not, and she is well pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And if any woman has a husband that believes not, and he is well pleased to dwell with her, let her not put him away. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; for if not, then are your children unclean; but now they are holy.read more.
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart; the brother or sister is not bound in such cases. But God has called us to live in peace. For how do you know, wife, but that you may save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, but that you may save your wife?

For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. For John said to him: It is not lawful for you to have her.

For Herod himself had sent and taken John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip; for he had married her. For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

saying: Teacher, Moses commanded, If any one die without children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother. Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died; and, having no child, left his wife to his brother. In like manner also the second, and the third, to the seventh.

Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If any man's brother die, and leave a wife, and leave no children, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no child; and the second took her, and he died, and left no child; and the third, likewise;read more.
and the seven took her, and left no child. Last of all, the woman also died.

saying: Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up children for his brother. There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died without children; and the second took his wife, and he died without children;read more.
and the third took her; and in like manner also the seven; and they left no children, and died.

For the woman that has a husband, is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives: but if her husband die, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then, if, while her husband lives, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress. But if her husband die, she is free from the law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she be married to another man.

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It would be good for them, if they remain as I myself. But if they can not be continent, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

I will, therefore, that the younger widows marry, bear children, man age the house, and thus give no occasion to the adversaries to speak reproachfully.

Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.

But I say to you, That whoever puts away his wife, unless for lewdness, and marries another, commits adultery; and he that marries her that is put away, commits adultery.

And he said to them: Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if a woman puts away her husband, and is married to another, she commits adultery.

But to the married I give commandment, not I, but the Lord: Let not the wife leave her husband: but if she leave him, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and, let not the husband put away his wife.

But I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, unless on account of lewdness, causes her to commit adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart; the brother or sister is not bound in such cases. But God has called us to live in peace.