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Bible Verses About Marriage

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

5 verses · curated by hand

From the wider Bible

More verses about marriage in Scripture

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

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  1. Exodus 4:20

    “Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God’s rod in his hand.”

  2. Exodus 6:20

    “Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.”

  3. Exodus 6:23

    “Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.”

  4. Exodus 6:25

    “Eleazar Aaron’s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.”

  5. Exodus 18:2

    “Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,”

  6. Exodus 18:5

    “Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.”

  7. Exodus 18:6

    “He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.””

  8. Exodus 20:17

    ““You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.””

  9. Exodus 21:3

    “If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife shall go out with him.”

  10. Exodus 21:4

    “If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.”

  11. Exodus 21:5

    “But if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;’”

  12. Exodus 21:10

    “If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.”

  13. Exodus 22:16

    ““If a man entices a virgin who isn’t pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.”

  14. Leviticus 18:8

    ““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.”

  15. Leviticus 18:11

    ““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.”

  16. Leviticus 18:14

    ““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, you shall not approach his wife. She is your aunt.”

  17. Leviticus 18:15

    ““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.”

  18. Leviticus 18:16

    ““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.”

  19. Leviticus 18:18

    ““‘You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.”

  20. Leviticus 18:20

    ““‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.”

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.