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Marriage verse

God’s design for love, unity, and covenant in marital relationships.

God’s Design for Marriage

  • Genesis 2:24
    “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”

  • Ephesians 5:31
    “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

  • Matthew 19:6
    “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

  • Mark 10:9
    “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

  • Genesis 1:27-28
    “So God created mankind in his own image… male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number…'”

  • Deuteronomy 24:5
    “When a man is newly married… He shall be free at home for one year to be happy with his wife.”


Love and Respect in Marriage

  • Ephesians 5:25
    “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”

  • Colossians 3:18-19
    “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands… Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.”

  • 1 Peter 3:7
    “Husbands, be considerate… and treat [your wives] with respect… so that nothing will hinder your prayers.”

  • 1 Corinthians 7:3
    “The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.”

  • Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
    “Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.”

  • Ecclesiastes 9:9
    “Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life…”

  • 1 Corinthians 11:11
    “Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.”


The Beauty and Value of a Godly Spouse

  • Proverbs 18:22
    “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”

  • Proverbs 31:10
    “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.”

  • Proverbs 12:4
    “A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown…”

  • Proverbs 19:14
    “Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.”

  • Song of Solomon 6:3
    “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies.”

  • Song of Solomon 4:9
    “You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride… with one glance of your eyes…”

  • Song of Solomon 8:6
    “Place me like a seal over your heart… for love is as strong as death.”


Marriage and Moral Commitment

  • Hebrews 13:4
    “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure…”

  • 1 Corinthians 7:2
    “Each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.”

  • Matthew 5:32
    “Anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery.”

  • 1 Corinthians 7:10-11
    “A wife must not separate from her husband… A husband must not divorce his wife.”

  • Malachi 2:16
    “The man who hates and divorces his wife, does violence to the one he should protect…”


Love and Unity in Action

  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
    “Love is patient, love is kind… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

  • Ephesians 4:2-3
    “Be completely humble and gentle… Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”

  • 1 Peter 4:8
    “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

  • Colossians 3:14
    “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

  • 1 Timothy 5:14
    “I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes…”

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( Genesis All Chapters )