'Married' in the Bible

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.

And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of the newly-married man be sad as long as he is with them? But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then will they go without food.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.

He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother;

Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,

And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.

You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

When they come back from the dead, they do not get married, but are like the angels in heaven.

To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life

And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?

And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.

Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her.

They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction.

And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;

But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;

On the third day two people were going to be married at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there:

After tasting the water which had now become wine, the master of the feast (having no idea where it came from, though it was clear to the servants who took the water out) sent for the newly-married man,

Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation;

And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.

And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,

But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband

If you are married to a wife, make no attempt to get free from her: if you are free from a wife, do not take a wife.

If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But those who do so will have trouble in the flesh. But I will not be hard on you.

But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.

And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.

It is right for a wife to be with her husband as long as he is living; but when her husband is dead, she is free to be married to another; but only to a Christian.

For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.

For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.

And never again will the shining of lights be seen in you; and the voice of the newly-married man and the bride will never again be sounding in you: for your traders were the lords of the earth, and by your evil powers were all the nations turned out of the right way.

Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.