28 Bible Verses about Marriage
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Genesis 2:24
Verse Concepts
matrimonyHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanmumsFather And Daughter RelationshipsAdulterersAbuse From a SpouseCohabitationAbusive HusbandsBad ParentsAdultery and DivorceControlling ParentsBeing A WomenBeing A Women Of GodAdult ChildrenOne Fleshdivorce, in OTClinging To PeopleHusbands Duty To WivesIntimacyBeing A DadCivilizationForsaking All Others
divorce, amongst believersAdam's Relationship With EveParting From ParentsDesign Of MarriageLove, In Relationshipsethics, personalHealthy MarriagesPolygamyBeginningPeople Abandoning PeopleMothers, Responsibilities OfAnnulmentUnity, God's Goal OfBodyFamily UnityCourtingMysterySexual UnionWomenHusbandsMan And WomanLeaving Parents For SpouseMarriage
More verses:
Romans 7:2
Home » Marriage » Commended
Hebrews 13:4
Verse Concepts
DefilementAdultery In The ChurchHonour The HonourablesexmatrimonyBeing GayGay MarriagejournalingcouplesSexual ImmoralitySex Before MarriageInfidelitymarraigeSame Sex MarriageadultrySexual PurityCohabitationAdulterersAdultery and DivorceSexual Immorality Brings PunishmentLove, In RelationshipsBedsAdultery, Results Of
Sexual RelationshipsSex Within MarriageReasons To Wait For MarriageSexual ChastityBeing A HusbandPornographyMotives, Importance OfSexualityAbusive RelationshipsDesign Of MarriageImmorality, Nature Of SexualCourtingPurity, Moral And SpiritualSexual Sin, Nature OfFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsImpurityLaw, Ten CommandmentsHealthy MarriagesSeductionSleep, PhysicalAdultery, Consequences OfMarriage
Marriage » The duties of a husband
Ephesians 5:25
Verse Concepts
AtonementAbusive HusbandsLoveAbuse From a SpouseBeing A HusbandBeing In A RelationshipCareHusbandsKnowing God, Effects OfMarriage, Purpose OfRapeResponsibility, For God's WorldBibleHusbands Duty To WivesGod's CareControlling ParentsLike ChristChrist's LoveThe Church Universal
Abusive RelationshipsWalking In LoveSocial dutiesThe churchLove to ChristHusband And WifeLove And RelationshipsLoving Your WifeLove As A Fruit Of The SpiritWifeLove MarriageBeauty And Self WorthMan And WomanServing The ChurchA Good HusbandRespecting Your BodyLove For The ChurchJesus Freely Giving His Life
1 Peter 3:7
Verse Concepts
Abusive HusbandsGiftsAbuse From a SpouseFellowship, In The GospelBeing A Husbandeternal life, gift ofBeing A WomenChristiansBeing In A RelationshipHeirsHelpfulnessHusbandsInheritance, SpiritualLove, In RelationshipsPrayerlessnessRapeResponsibility, For God's WorldSexualityWivesWomen
Husbands Duty To WivesNames And Titles For The ChristianAccepting OthersWeak WomenAvoid Being HinderedRespect For PeopleSharing In ChristThe Grace Given To MenAbusive RelationshipsRomanceCommunication In MarriagePraying TogetherRespectLoving Your WifeWifeLove MarriagePatience In RelationshipsA Good HusbandspouseChristians Are Called Heirs
In like manner, husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife, as the weaker vessel, and as joint heirs of the favor of life, that your prayers be not hindered.
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1 Corinthians 7:1-3
Marriage » Figurative of God's union with the church
Revelation 19:7
We rejoice, and exult, and give glory to him, because the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has prepared herself.
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Matthew 22:2
Hosea 2:19
Marriage » Wives among the israelites must be israelites
Marriage » Who not to marry
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Nehemiah 10:29-30
Marriage » The reward for marrying idolaters
Marriage » With the heathen forbidden
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Genesis 24:3
Marriage » Husbands and wives becoming one
Genesis 2:24
Verse Concepts
matrimonyHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanmumsFather And Daughter RelationshipsAdulterersAbuse From a SpouseCohabitationAbusive HusbandsBad ParentsAdultery and DivorceControlling ParentsBeing A WomenBeing A Women Of GodAdult ChildrenOne Fleshdivorce, in OTClinging To PeopleHusbands Duty To WivesIntimacyBeing A DadCivilizationForsaking All Others
divorce, amongst believersAdam's Relationship With EveParting From ParentsDesign Of MarriageLove, In Relationshipsethics, personalHealthy MarriagesPolygamyBeginningPeople Abandoning PeopleMothers, Responsibilities OfAnnulmentUnity, God's Goal OfBodyFamily UnityCourtingMysterySexual UnionWomenHusbandsMan And WomanLeaving Parents For SpouseMarriage
Marriage » Solemn obligations of
Genesis 2:24
Verse Concepts
matrimonyHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanmumsFather And Daughter RelationshipsAdulterersAbuse From a SpouseCohabitationAbusive HusbandsBad ParentsAdultery and DivorceControlling ParentsBeing A WomenBeing A Women Of GodAdult ChildrenOne Fleshdivorce, in OTClinging To PeopleHusbands Duty To WivesIntimacyBeing A DadCivilizationForsaking All Others
divorce, amongst believersAdam's Relationship With EveParting From ParentsDesign Of MarriageLove, In Relationshipsethics, personalHealthy MarriagesPolygamyBeginningPeople Abandoning PeopleMothers, Responsibilities OfAnnulmentUnity, God's Goal OfBodyFamily UnityCourtingMysterySexual UnionWomenHusbandsMan And WomanLeaving Parents For SpouseMarriage
More verses:
Romans 7:2
Marriage » Sacred
Genesis 2:24
Verse Concepts
matrimonyHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanmumsFather And Daughter RelationshipsAdulterersAbuse From a SpouseCohabitationAbusive HusbandsBad ParentsAdultery and DivorceControlling ParentsBeing A WomenBeing A Women Of GodAdult ChildrenOne Fleshdivorce, in OTClinging To PeopleHusbands Duty To WivesIntimacyBeing A DadCivilizationForsaking All Others
divorce, amongst believersAdam's Relationship With EveParting From ParentsDesign Of MarriageLove, In Relationshipsethics, personalHealthy MarriagesPolygamyBeginningPeople Abandoning PeopleMothers, Responsibilities OfAnnulmentUnity, God's Goal OfBodyFamily UnityCourtingMysterySexual UnionWomenHusbandsMan And WomanLeaving Parents For SpouseMarriage
More verses:
Romans 7:2
Marriage » Commended
Hebrews 13:4
Verse Concepts
DefilementAdultery In The ChurchHonour The HonourablesexmatrimonyBeing GayGay MarriagejournalingcouplesSexual ImmoralitySex Before MarriageInfidelitymarraigeSame Sex MarriageadultrySexual PurityCohabitationAdulterersAdultery and DivorceSexual Immorality Brings PunishmentLove, In RelationshipsBedsAdultery, Results Of
Sexual RelationshipsSex Within MarriageReasons To Wait For MarriageSexual ChastityBeing A HusbandPornographyMotives, Importance OfSexualityAbusive RelationshipsDesign Of MarriageImmorality, Nature Of SexualCourtingPurity, Moral And SpiritualSexual Sin, Nature OfFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsImpurityLaw, Ten CommandmentsHealthy MarriagesSeductionSleep, PhysicalAdultery, Consequences OfMarriage
Marriage » Figurative
Revelation 19:7-9
We rejoice, and exult, and give glory to him, because the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has prepared herself. And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, pure and resplendent; and the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. And he said to me, Write-Happy are they who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb! And he said to me, These are the true words of God.
Marriage » The duties of a wife
1 Peter 3:1-6
In like manner, let the wives be in subjection to their own husbands; that, indeed, if any obey not the word, they, without the word, may be won by the behavior of their wives, (when they behold you chaste behavior, joined with reverence:) whose adorning, let it not be that which is external-the plaiting of hair, trinkets of gold, or finery of dress; read more.
but-the hidden man of the heart, with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which, in the sight of God, is of great value. For thus, anciently, the holy women, also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands; even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord; whose daughters you are become, doing well, and not fearing any terror.
Marriage » Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow)
More verses:
Ruth 4:5
Mark 12:19-23
Marriage » Those that remarry or marry those who have been divorced
Marriage » Modes of demanding women in
Marriage » Lawful in all
Marriage » Of kinsman's widow
Marriage » The jews » Often contracted, in their own tribe
Marriage » Consent of the parties necessary to
Marriage » A dowry given to the woman's parents before
Marriage » Who does not marry
Marriage » Indissoluble during the joint lives of the parties
Marriage » The jews » Betrothed themselves some time before
Marriage » The jews » Often punished by being debarred from
Marriage » Presents given to parents to secure their favor
Marriage » Often contracted by parents for children
Marriage » Celebrated » With feasting
Marriage » The bride » Given a handmaid at
Marriage » Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations
Marriage » Illustrative of » God's union with the jewish nation
Marriage » Nuptial feasts
Marriage » Those that marry
Marriage » Who should get married
Marriage » How long wives are bound to their husbands
Marriage » Illustrative of » Christ's union with his church
Marriage » Wives obtained » By purchase
Marriage » The jews » Were allowed divorce from, because of hardness of their hearts
Marriage » The jews » Obliged to contract with a brother's wife who died without seed
Marriage » Obligations under, inferior to duty to God
Luke 14:26
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of OneselfBad ThingsLoving Your MotherAdultery and DivorceFathers, Responsibilities Ofdiscipleship, cost ofMothers, Responsibilities OfParentsForsaking All OthersSelf SacrificeSistersFamilyHatred Between RelativesPeople's Inability To Serve GodComing To ChristNot Maintaining LifeNot HatingNot Honouring Parentsdiscipleship, nature of
Matthew 19:29
Verse Concepts
FutureCompensationeternal life, nature ofeternal life, experience ofChildren, responsibilities to Goddiscipleship, benefits ofDedication In NtHomeInheritance, SpiritualMothers, Responsibilities OfForsaking All OthersPresent, TheProfitsProperty, HousesRestitutionReward, For God's PeopleSelf DenialSistersGain Through LossSuffering For Christ's SakeSeparating From Relatives
One HundredParting From ParentsLiving In HousesEntering LifeHundredfold ReturnmomsMothers Love For Her ChildrenSiblingsFamily And FriendsMothers And SonsRelationship TroublesLosing A FriendTrust In RelationshipsLosing FriendsFather And Daughter RelationshipsBuilding RelationshipsLeaving Parents For SpouseSibling LoveFathers Responsibilitieshomework
Marriage » Parents might refuse to give their children in
Marriage » The jews » Careful in contracting for their children
Marriage » The jews » Often contracted with foreigners
Marriage » Celibacy deplored
Marriage » Should be with consent of parents
Marriage » A benediction pronounced after
Marriage » Expressed by » Giving daughters to sons, and sons to daughters
Marriage » The bride » Adorned with jewels for
Marriage » The jews » Sometimes guilty of polygamy
Marriage » Consanguinous, abraham and sarah
Marriage » Designed for » Increasing the species
Marriage » Celebrated » With great rejoicing
Marriage » Promised » Seed
Marriage » Daughters given in, as rewards of valor
Marriage » Why you should get married
Marriage » Not binding after death
Marriage » The bridegroom » Attended by many friends
Marriage » The jews » Contracted when young
Marriage » Those that do not marry
Marriage » Unbelieving spouses
Marriage » The bridegroom » Crowned with garlands
Marriage » Ceremony attested by witnesses
Marriage » Infidelity of those contracted in, punished as if married
Marriage » The rights of marriage
Marriage » Bridal ornaments
Marriage » Given by kings
Marriage » Bridal presents
Marriage » Isaac and rebekah
Marriage » Should be only in the lord
Marriage » Designed for » Preventing fornication
Marriage » The jews » Forbidden to contract with idolaters
Marriage » What marriage is analogous to
Marriage » Those that love their wife
Marriage » Figurative » Parables from
Marriage » The jews » Exempted from going to war immediately after
Marriage » Betrothal a quasi-marriage
Marriage » Advised
Marriage » The high priest not to contract, with a widow or a divorced or profane person
Marriage » The bridegroom » Returned with the bride to his house at night
Marriage » The bride » Gorgeously apparelled
Marriage » The jews » Forbidden to contract, with their near relations
Marriage » The contentions of a wife
Marriage » Prudent wives
Marriage » Priest not to contract, with divorced or improper person
Marriage » The bride » Received presents before
Marriage » Wives taken by edict
Marriage » Elder daughters usually given in, before the younger
Marriage » Garments provided for guests at
Marriage » The bridegroom » Adorned with ornaments
Marriage » Designed for » Raising up Godly seed
Marriage » Designed for » The happiness of man
Genesis 2:18
Verse Concepts
Abusive HusbandsFriendlessnessBad SituationsGod's Mercy, Example OfGarden Of Eden, TheEveBeing A HusbandBeing A Women Of GodBeing A WomenBeing In A RelationshipHelpfulnessIntimacyLonelinessMarriage, Purpose OfMenMonogamyRelationshipsWivesDesign Of MarriageRole Of Women In The ChurchCourtingMasturbationDatingSolitude
Marriage » Expressed by » Joining together
Marriage » Celebrated » For seven days
Marriage » The jews » Considered being debarred from, a cause of grief
Marriage » What marriage is
Hebrews 13:4
Verse Concepts
DefilementAdultery In The ChurchHonour The HonourablesexmatrimonyBeing GayGay MarriagejournalingcouplesSexual ImmoralitySex Before MarriageInfidelitymarraigeSame Sex MarriageadultrySexual PurityCohabitationAdulterersAdultery and DivorceSexual Immorality Brings PunishmentLove, In RelationshipsBedsAdultery, Results Of
Sexual RelationshipsSex Within MarriageReasons To Wait For MarriageSexual ChastityBeing A HusbandPornographyMotives, Importance OfSexualityAbusive RelationshipsDesign Of MarriageImmorality, Nature Of SexualCourtingPurity, Moral And SpiritualSexual Sin, Nature OfFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsImpurityLaw, Ten CommandmentsHealthy MarriagesSeductionSleep, PhysicalAdultery, Consequences OfMarriage
Marriage » Early introduction of polygamy
Marriage » Honorable for all
Hebrews 13:4
Verse Concepts
DefilementAdultery In The ChurchHonour The HonourablesexmatrimonyBeing GayGay MarriagejournalingcouplesSexual ImmoralitySex Before MarriageInfidelitymarraigeSame Sex MarriageadultrySexual PurityCohabitationAdulterersAdultery and DivorceSexual Immorality Brings PunishmentLove, In RelationshipsBedsAdultery, Results Of
Sexual RelationshipsSex Within MarriageReasons To Wait For MarriageSexual ChastityBeing A HusbandPornographyMotives, Importance OfSexualityAbusive RelationshipsDesign Of MarriageImmorality, Nature Of SexualCourtingPurity, Moral And SpiritualSexual Sin, Nature OfFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsImpurityLaw, Ten CommandmentsHealthy MarriagesSeductionSleep, PhysicalAdultery, Consequences OfMarriage
Marriage » Divinely instituted
Genesis 2:24
Verse Concepts
matrimonyHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanmumsFather And Daughter RelationshipsAdulterersAbuse From a SpouseCohabitationAbusive HusbandsBad ParentsAdultery and DivorceControlling ParentsBeing A WomenBeing A Women Of GodAdult ChildrenOne Fleshdivorce, in OTClinging To PeopleHusbands Duty To WivesIntimacyBeing A DadCivilizationForsaking All Others
divorce, amongst believersAdam's Relationship With EveParting From ParentsDesign Of MarriageLove, In Relationshipsethics, personalHealthy MarriagesPolygamyBeginningPeople Abandoning PeopleMothers, Responsibilities OfAnnulmentUnity, God's Goal OfBodyFamily UnityCourtingMysterySexual UnionWomenHusbandsMan And WomanLeaving Parents For SpouseMarriage
Marriage » The bridegroom » Rejoiced over the bride
Marriage » The bridegroom » Presented with gifts
Marriage » Wives obtained » By kidnapping
Marriage » Expressed by » Making affinity
Marriage » The bride » Called to forget her father's house
Marriage » Jacob and his wives
Marriage » A covenant relationship
Marriage » Expressed by » Taking to wife
Marriage » The bride » Stood on the right of bridegroom
Marriage » The bride » Attended by bridesmaids
Marriage » The jews » Considered being debarred from, a reproach
Marriage » Wedding robes adorned with jewels
Marriage » Jesus present at
Marriage » Parents contract for their children » Hagar selects a wife for ishmael
Marriage » David gave one hundred philistine foreskins for a wife
Marriage » Contracted at the gate and before witnesses
Marriage » Parents' consent requires in the mosaic law
Marriage » Betrothal made with the spirit
Marriage » Parents contract for their children » Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife
Marriage » The groom exempt one year from military duty
Marriage » Parents contract for their children » Laban arranges for his daughters' marriage
Marriage » Parents contract for their children » Abraham for isaac
Topics on Marriage
Abusive Marriages
1 Peter 3:1In like manner, let the wives be in subjection to their own husbands; that, indeed, if any obey not the word, they, without the word, may be won by the behavior of their wives,
Communication In Marriage
1 Peter 3:7
Verse Concepts
Abusive HusbandsGiftsAbuse From a SpouseFellowship, In The GospelBeing A Husbandeternal life, gift ofBeing A WomenChristiansBeing In A RelationshipHeirsHelpfulnessHusbandsInheritance, SpiritualLove, In RelationshipsPrayerlessnessRapeResponsibility, For God's WorldSexualityWivesWomen
Husbands Duty To WivesNames And Titles For The ChristianAccepting OthersWeak WomenAvoid Being HinderedRespect For PeopleSharing In ChristThe Grace Given To MenAbusive RelationshipsRomanceCommunication In MarriagePraying TogetherRespectLoving Your WifeWifeLove MarriagePatience In RelationshipsA Good HusbandspouseChristians Are Called Heirs
In like manner, husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife, as the weaker vessel, and as joint heirs of the favor of life, that your prayers be not hindered.
Gay Marriage
Revelation 19:7We rejoice, and exult, and give glory to him, because the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has prepared herself.
Healthy Marriages
1 Peter 3:3-4whose adorning, let it not be that which is external-the plaiting of hair, trinkets of gold, or finery of dress;
Love Marriage
1 Peter 3:7
Verse Concepts
Abusive HusbandsGiftsAbuse From a SpouseFellowship, In The GospelBeing A Husbandeternal life, gift ofBeing A WomenChristiansBeing In A RelationshipHeirsHelpfulnessHusbandsInheritance, SpiritualLove, In RelationshipsPrayerlessnessRapeResponsibility, For God's WorldSexualityWivesWomen
Husbands Duty To WivesNames And Titles For The ChristianAccepting OthersWeak WomenAvoid Being HinderedRespect For PeopleSharing In ChristThe Grace Given To MenAbusive RelationshipsRomanceCommunication In MarriagePraying TogetherRespectLoving Your WifeWifeLove MarriagePatience In RelationshipsA Good HusbandspouseChristians Are Called Heirs
In like manner, husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife, as the weaker vessel, and as joint heirs of the favor of life, that your prayers be not hindered.
Marriage No More
Revelation 18:23and the light of a lamp shall be seen no more in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom, and of the bride, shall be heard no more in thee: because they merchants were the grandees of the earth-because by thy sorceries were all the nations deceived:
Marriage To God
Revelation 19:7We rejoice, and exult, and give glory to him, because the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has prepared herself.
Marriage, Between God And His People
Revelation 19:7-9We rejoice, and exult, and give glory to him, because the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has prepared herself.
Marriage, Customs Concerning
Revelation 21:2And I, John, saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, descending from God, out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Marriage, Purpose Of
1 Peter 3:1-6In like manner, let the wives be in subjection to their own husbands; that, indeed, if any obey not the word, they, without the word, may be won by the behavior of their wives,
Marriages, Believers With Unbelievers
1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies under the wicked one.
Waiting Till Marriage
Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any one hear my voice, and open the door, I will enter into his house, and will sup with him, and he with me.
