42 Bible Verses about spouse

A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does.

In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the Christian message, they may be won over without a message by the way their wives live

A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband.

and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.

For the unbelieving husband is set apart for God by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart for God by the husband. Otherwise your children would be corrupt, but now they are set apart for God.

Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not leave her husband.

But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to leave his wife.

I command the married—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave her husband.

A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants—only in the Lord.

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world—how he may please his wife—

the first husband who sent her away may not marry her again after she has been defiled, because that would be detestable to the Lord. You must not bring guilt on the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,

For you, wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Or you, husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife?

for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of the body.

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

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

Indeed, your husband is your Maker—
His name is Yahweh of Hosts—
and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
He is called the God of all the earth.

“Teacher, Moses said, if a man dies, having no children, his brother is to marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

“When a man takes a bride, he must not go out with the army or be liable for any duty. He is free to stay at home for one year, so that he can bring joy to the wife he has married.

Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Do not deprive one another sexually—except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Let your fountain be blessed,
and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.

But because sexual immorality is so common, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

For example, a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law regarding the husband.

Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives with an understanding of their weaker nature yet showing them honor as coheirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

and the two will become one flesh.

So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a sensible wife is from the Lord.

In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

And if they want to learn something, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church meeting.

Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

For the Lord has called you,
like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit,
a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”
says your God.

Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life, which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle under the sun.

For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh.

His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”

Therefore, I will give their wives to other men,
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters to men in marriage so that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.

The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will not lack anything good.

You adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband!