48 Bible Verses about Marriage Kjv

But to the married [believers] I give instructions—not I, but the Lord—that the wife is not to separate from her husband,

but the married man is concerned about worldly things, how he may please his wife,

The husband must fulfill his [marital] duty to his wife [with good will and kindness], and likewise the wife to her husband.

But if you do marry, you have not sinned [in doing so]; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned [in doing so]. Yet those [who marry] will have troubles (special challenges) in this life, and I am trying to spare you that.

So in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage].

“When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out [to fight] with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home for one year and shall bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken.

But I say this, believers: the time has been shortened, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they did not;

and after she leaves his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,

For the married woman [as an example] is bound and remains bound by law to her husband while he lives; but if her husband dies, she is released and exempt from the law concerning her husband.

The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”

For in the resurrection neither do men marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven [who do not marry nor produce children].

He shall take a wife in her virginity.

Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there and do not decrease [in number].

And another said, ‘I have [recently] married a wife, and for that reason I am unable to come.’

A wife is bound [to her husband by law] as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord.

“If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then scorns and hates her,

(but even if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband) and that the husband should not leave his wife.

But Jesus replied to them, “You are all wrong because you know neither the Scriptures [which teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [for He is able to raise the dead].

So then both the father who gives his virgin daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will do better.

And if any [believing] woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not leave him.

“But when the king came in to see the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed [appropriately] in wedding clothes,

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the [very] day when Noah entered the ark,

But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

If her master marries another wife, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her privilege as a wife.

So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.

and the two shall become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but [are united as] one flesh.

They shall not take [as a wife] a woman who is a prostitute, nor a woman who is divorced from her husband; for the priest is holy to his God.

Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them [because of the responsibilities of marriage].

But if they do not have [sufficient] self-control, they should marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ is head of the church, Himself being the Savior of the body.

On the third day there was a wedding at Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;

Demand of me a very large bridal payment and gift [as compensation for giving up your daughter and sister], and I will give you whatever you tell me; only give me the girl to be my wife.”

You shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son;

The father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he hates her and has turned against her;

Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother.

You will be pledged to marry a wife, but another man will be intimate with her [before you]; you will build a house, but you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you unmarried? Do not seek a wife.

“If a man is intimate with a woman who is another man’s wife, they shall both be put to death, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman. So you shall remove the evil from Israel.

You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.

“If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry (marriage price) for her to be his wife.

Jesus said to them, “The sons of this [world and present] age marry and [the women] are given in marriage;

For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband [by leading him to Christ]? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife [by leading her to Christ]?

For when they rise from the dead, they do not marry nor are they given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

the people were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, [they were indifferent to God] until the day that Noah went into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

“If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not engaged, and seizes her and is intimate with her and they are discovered,

“You shall not take a wife or have sons and daughters in this place (Jerusalem).”