24 Bible Verses about Waiting Till Marriage

If, however, they are not exercising self-control, by all means let them marry; for marriage is better than the fever of passion.

"and be yourselves like men who are looking for the Lord, on his return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open the door for him.

And if they want to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a women to speak in church."

Behold, I am standing at the door and knocking! If any one listens to my voice, and opens the door, I will come to him, and sup with him, and he with me.

"Happy are those slaves whom their master shall find watching when he comes. I tell you truly that will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and come and serve them.

"When you are invited by any one to a marriage-feast, do not sit down in the best seat, lest a guest more distinguished than yourself has been invited, and your host come to you and say,

Whatever be the condition of life in which he was called, in that let him continue.

and then being a widow even for fourscore and four years. She departed not from the temple, but worshiped with the fasting and prayer, night and day.

but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love makes no parade, is not puffed up,

There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in age, having lived with her husband seven years, after her girlhood,

"Then the king came in to inspect his guests, and he discovered there a man who had not put on a wedding-garment. He said to him,

laying in wait for him, in order to catch a word from his lips.

"But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when your host arrives he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' Then you will be honored before the other guest.

"Be watchful then, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

And there was given to each one of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for yet a little time, until the number should be completed by their fellow slaves and their brethren who were about to be put to death as they had been.

because a husband is the head of his wife even as Christ is head of the church, his body, which he saves.

You know, do you not, that those who minister in the temple, and those who serve at the altar, get their portion of the sacrifices?

Now because the bridegroom tarried, they all fell to nodding and went on sleeping.

And I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.

Let us rejoice and triumph and give him the glory; For the marriage of the Lamb is come, And his bride has made herself ready,

Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father,"

His mother said to the attendants, "Whatever he may tell you to do, do it."

For I would not, my brothers, have you ignorant of this hidden truth, for fear that you become wise in your own conceits. that a hardening in part has befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles is come in.