47 Bible Verses about Marriage Between Man And Woman

but the married man is concerned about worldly things, how he may please his wife,

and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or the virgin is concerned about the matters of the Lord, how to be holy and set apart both in body and in spirit; but a married woman is concerned about worldly things, how she may please her husband.

The wife does not have [exclusive] authority over her own body, but the husband shares with her; and likewise the husband does not have [exclusive] authority over his body, but the wife shares with him.

The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”

But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

“When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out [to fight] with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home for one year and shall bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken.

And if any [believing] woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not leave him.

“A man shall not take his father’s [former] wife, so that he will not expose his father’s wife.

Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage].

The husband must fulfill his [marital] duty to his wife [with good will and kindness], and likewise the wife to her husband.

But to the married [believers] I give instructions—not I, but the Lord—that the wife is not to separate from her husband,

“If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then scorns and hates her,

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

For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ is head of the church, Himself being the Savior of the body.

and the two shall become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but [are united as] one flesh.

And another said, ‘I have [recently] married a wife, and for that reason I am unable to come.’

A wife is bound [to her husband by law] as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord.

Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother.

For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband [by leading him to Christ]? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife [by leading her to Christ]?

But if you do marry, you have not sinned [in doing so]; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned [in doing so]. Yet those [who marry] will have troubles (special challenges) in this life, and I am trying to spare you that.

For the married woman [as an example] is bound and remains bound by law to her husband while he lives; but if her husband dies, she is released and exempt from the law concerning her husband.

For in the resurrection neither do men marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven [who do not marry nor produce children].

“If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry (marriage price) for her to be his wife.

saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his widow, and raise children for his brother.’

But you say, “Why [does He reject it]?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your marriage companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your vows].

For when they rise from the dead, they do not marry nor are they given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

All these had married foreign women, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

and after she leaves his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,

Jesus said to them, “The sons of this [world and present] age marry and [the women] are given in marriage;

If her master marries another wife, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her privilege as a wife.

But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s [widowed] wife, then she shall go up to the gate [of the city, where court is held] to the elders, and say, ‘My brother-in-law refuses to continue his brother’s name in Israel; he is not willing to perform the duty of a husband’s brother.’

The father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he hates her and has turned against her;

that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and desirable; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose and desired.

However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear].

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

(but even if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband) and that the husband should not leave his wife.

And who is the man who is engaged (legally promised) to a woman and has not married her? Let him go and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would marry her.’

You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.

“If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, the widow of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall be intimate with her after taking her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.

This mystery [of two becoming one] is great; but I am speaking with reference to [the relationship of] Christ and the church.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified [that is, he receives the blessings granted] through his [Christian] wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be [ceremonially] unclean, but as it is they are holy.

He shall take a wife in her virginity.

“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she loses his favor because he has found something indecent or unacceptable about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house,

Demand of me a very large bridal payment and gift [as compensation for giving up your daughter and sister], and I will give you whatever you tell me; only give me the girl to be my wife.”

Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you [as a hired workman] for seven years [in return] for [the privilege of marrying] Rachel your younger daughter.”

But if the daughters marry any of the men from any of the other tribes of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken away from that of our fathers (tribal ancestors) and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; so it will be taken away from our allotted inheritance.

then the man who was intimate with her shall give fifty shekels of silver to the girl’s father, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he can never divorce her.