4 Bible Verses about Unmarried People

Most Relevant Verses

Matthew 19:9-12

And I tell you, that whoever puts away his wife, except for adultery, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her that is put away, commits adultery. The disciples said to him, If the case of a man is thus with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. And he said to them, All do not receive this word, but those to whom it is given.read more.
For there are eunuchs from birth, who were born so from their mother; and there are eunuchs who are made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive [this doctrine] let him receive it.

1 Corinthians 7:6-9

But this I say by suggestion, not by command. For I wish that all men were even as I am; but each one has his gift from God, and one is of one kind and another of another. And I say to the unmarried and to the widows, that it is good for them to continue as I am;read more.
but if they have not self-control, let them marry; it is better to marry than to be incontinent.

1 Corinthians 7:32-35

But I wish you to be without cares. The unmarried man cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord; but he that is married cares for the things of the world, how he shall please the wife. And the wife and the virgin are different; the unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy in body and spirit; but she that is married cares for the things of the world, how she shall please the husband.read more.
But I say this for your own profit; not to impose a snare on you, but for [your] honor, and [your] attending on the Lord without distraction.

1 Timothy 5:9-14

Let not a widow be enrolled under sixty years of age, a wife of one husband, well reputed for good works, if she has brought up children, if she has exercised hospitality, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the distressed, if she has pursued every good work. But reject the younger widows; for when they fall into pleasure to the neglect of Christ, they wish to marry,read more.
being condemned because they have rejected the first faith; and at the same time also, being idle, they learn to go from house to house, and not only are they idle, they are also tattlers and mischief makers, saying what they ought not. I wish therefore the younger women to marry, bear children, keep house, give no occasion of reproach to the enemy;

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