Bible Verses about “christian marriage”
Found 40 verses (ordered by relevance) about “christian marriage” in the KJV version of the Bible
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”
“Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
“¶ Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.”
“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”
“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”
“¶ And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”
“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”
“For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.”
“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,”
“That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
“Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.”
“‹And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except› [it be] ‹for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.›”
“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
“Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.”
“¶ [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”
“Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”
“For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him [that is] alone when he falleth; for [he hath] not another to help him up.”
“¶ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”
“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
“Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm [alone]?”
“‹What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.›”
“‹And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.›”
“‹And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.›”
“¶ Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”
“And he saith unto them, ‹Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.›”
“¶ House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.”
“Let all your things be done with charity.”
“And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same [matter].”
“¶ When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: [but] he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.”