MARRIAGE: according to the Bible

Exo 20:14  Be faithful in marriage.

Heb 13:4  Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

Deu 22:30  A man must not marry a woman who was married to his father. This would be a disgrace to his father.

Pro 2:16  Wisdom will protect you from the smooth talk of a sinful woman,

Pro 2:17  who breaks her wedding vows and leaves the man she married when she was young.

Pro 5:18  Be happy with the wife you married when you were young.

Mat 5:31  It was also said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.
Mat 5:32  But I say to you that whoever shall put away his wife, except for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever shall marry her who is put away commits adultery.

Mat 5:27  You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not commit adultery."
Mat 5:28  But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Mat 19:4  Jesus answered, "Don't you know that in the beginning the Creator made a man and a woman?
Mat 19:5  That's why a man leaves his father and mother and gets married. He becomes like one person with his wife.
Mat 19:6  Then they are no longer two people, but one. And no one should separate a couple that God has joined together."

Mat 19:9  I say that if your wife has not committed some terrible sexual sin, you must not divorce her to marry someone else. If you do, you are unfaithful."
Mat 19:10  The disciples said, "If that's how it is between a man and a woman, it's better not to get married."
Mat 19:11  Jesus told them, "Only those people who have been given the gift of staying single can accept this teaching.
Mat 19:12  Some people are unable to marry because of birth defects or because of what someone has done to their bodies. Others stay single for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Anyone who can accept this teaching should do so."

Rom 13:9  In the Law there are many commands, such as, "Be faithful in marriage. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not want what belongs to others." But all of these are summed up in the command that says, "Love others as much as you love yourself."

1Ti 3:12  Church officers must be faithful in marriage. They must be in full control of their children and everyone else in their home.

Jas 2:11  The same God who told us to be faithful in marriage also told us not to murder. So even if you are faithful in marriage, but murder someone, you still have broken God's Law.



1Co 7:2  Well, having your own husband or wife should keep you from doing something immoral.
1Co 7:3  Husbands and wives should be fair with each other about having sex.
1Co 7:4  A wife belongs to her husband instead of to herself, and a husband belongs to his wife instead of to himself.
1Co 7:5  So don't refuse sex to each other, unless you agree not to have sex for a little while, in order to spend time in prayer. Then Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
1Co 7:8  Here is my advice for people who have never been married and for widows. You should stay single, just as I am.
1Co 7:9  But if you don't have enough self-control, then go ahead and get married. After all, it is better to marry than to burn with desire.
1Co 7:10  I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husband
1Co 7:11  should either stay single or go back to her husband. And a husband should not leave his wife.
1Co 7:12  I don't know of anything else the Lord said about marriage. All I can do is to give you my own advice. If your wife isn't a follower of the Lord, but is willing to stay with you, don't divorce her.
1Co 7:13  If your husband isn't a follower, but is willing to stay with you, don't divorce him.
1Co 7:14  Your husband or wife who isn't a follower is made holy by having you as a mate. This also makes your children holy and keeps them from being unclean in God's sight.
1Co 7:15  If your husband or wife isn't a follower of the Lord and decides to divorce you, then you should agree to it. You are no longer bound to that person. After all, God chose you and wants you to live at peace.
1Co 7:27  If you are married, stay married. If you are not married, don't try to get married.
1Co 7:28  It isn't wrong to marry, even if you have never been married before. But those who marry will have a lot of trouble, and I want to protect you from that.
1Co 7:29  My friends, what I mean is that the Lord will soon come, and it won't matter if you are married or not.
1Co 7:30  It will be all the same if you are crying or laughing, or if you are buying or are completely broke.
1Co 7:31  It won't make any difference how much good you are getting from this world or how much you like it. This world as we know it is now passing away.
1Co 7:32  I want all of you to be free from worry. An unmarried man worries about how to please the Lord.
1Co 7:33  But a married man has more worries. He must worry about the things of this world, because he wants to please his wife.
1Co 7:34  So he is pulled in two directions. Unmarried women and women who have never been married worry only about pleasing the Lord, and they keep their bodies and minds pure. But a married woman worries about the things of this world, because she wants to please her husband.
1Co 7:35  What I am saying is for your own good--it isn't to limit your freedom. I want to help you to live right and to love the Lord above all else.
1Co 7:36  But suppose you are engaged to someone old enough to be married, and you want her so much that all you can think about is getting married. Then go ahead and marry. There is nothing wrong with that.
1Co 7:37  But it is better to have self-control and to make up your mind not to marry.
1Co 7:38  It is perfectly all right to marry, but it is better not to get married at all.
1Co 7:39  A wife should stay married to her husband until he dies. Then she is free to marry again, but only to a man who is a follower of the Lord.
1Co 7:40  However, I think I am obeying God's Spirit when I say she would be happier to stay single.