42 Bible Verses about spouse

It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.

In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,

A husband should give to his wife her sexual rights, and likewise a wife to her husband.

and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is happy to live with her, she should not divorce him.

(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

To the married I give this command -- not I, but the Lord -- a wife should not divorce a husband

A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes (only someone in the Lord).

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

her first husband who divorced her is not permitted to remarry her after she has become ritually impure, for that is offensive to the Lord. You must not bring guilt on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?

because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church -- he himself being the savior of the body.

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

The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.

For your husband is the one who made you -- the Lord who commands armies is his name. He is your protector, the Holy One of Israel. He is called "God of the entire earth."

"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.'

When a man is newly married, he need not go into the army nor be obligated in any way; he must be free to stay at home for a full year and bring joy to the wife he has married.

Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.

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

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then resume your relationship, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife --

But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.

and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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

If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

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.

"Indeed, the Lord will call you back like a wife who has been abandoned and suffers from depression, like a young wife when she has been rejected," says your God.

Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.

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

The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!"

So I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

Marry and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and allow your daughters get married so that they too can have sons and daughters. Grow in number; do not dwindle away.

The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.

"'Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!