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Bible Verses About Marriage

Bible verses on marriage — love that lasts, husband and wife, weddings.

5 verses · curated by hand

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More verses about marriage in Scripture

384 passages mentioning “wife” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. Matthew 19:10

    “His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.””

  2. Matthew 19:29

    “Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.”

  3. Matthew 22:24

    “saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’”

  4. Matthew 22:25

    “Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.”

  5. Matthew 22:28

    “In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.””

  6. Matthew 27:19

    “While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him.””

  7. Mark 1:30

    “Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.”

  8. Mark 6:17

    “For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.”

  9. Mark 6:18

    “For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.””

  10. Mark 10:2

    “Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?””

  11. Mark 10:7

    “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,”

  12. Mark 10:11

    “He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her.”

  13. Mark 10:29

    “Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,”

  14. Mark 12:19

    ““Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’”

  15. Mark 12:20

    “There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.”

  16. Mark 12:23

    “In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.””

  17. Luke 1:5

    “There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.”

  18. Luke 1:13

    “But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.”

  19. Luke 1:18

    “Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.””

  20. Luke 1:24

    “After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,”

Frequently asked

Questions about marriage in the Bible

What does the Bible say about marriage?
Ephesians 5:21-33 frames marriage as mutual submission, with Christ's love for the church as the pattern. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 describes the kind of love that marriages need daily. Genesis 2:24 establishes the "one flesh" covenant.
Which Bible verse is best for weddings?
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 is the most-read wedding passage worldwide. Other favourites: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (a cord of three strands), Colossians 3:14 (love binds everything together).
What is biblical love in marriage?
Biblical marital love is a sustained, deliberate love — not romantic feeling alone. 1 Corinthians 13 lists its working parts: patient, kind, not self-seeking, not easily angered, bearing all things.