40 Bible Verses about matrimony

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

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified [that is, he receives the blessings granted] through his [Christian] wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be [ceremonially] unclean, but as it is they are holy.

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.”

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

who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.

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

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined [and be faithfully devoted] to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

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.

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.

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.

This mystery [of two becoming one] is great; but I am speaking with reference to [the relationship of] Christ and the church.

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].

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.

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

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.

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

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

“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.

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

Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

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].

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 wife does not have [exclusive] authority over her own body, but the husband shares with her; and likewise the husband does not have [exclusive] authority over his body, but the wife shares with him.

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]?

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

“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.

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

A person of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.

Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity],
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.

and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined inseparably to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

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

and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.

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

There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, and had lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,

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

Let us rejoice and shout for joy! Let us give Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb has come [at last] and His bride (the redeemed) has prepared herself.”

in order to register with Mary, who was betrothed to him, and was with child.