Here are the scriptures for marriage from the Old and New Testaments:
Genesis 2:21–25 (NKJV)
“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in its place.
Then the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
And Adam said:
‘This is now the bone of my bones and the flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.
Therefore, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.’”
Genesis 24:62:67 (RSV)
“Now Isaac had come from Beer-la’hai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening, and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there were camels coming.
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel and said to the servant, ‘Who is the man yonder, walking in the field to meet us?’ The servant said, ‘It is my master.’
So she took off her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into the tent and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her.
So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.”
Genesis 25:1 (GW)
“Abraham married again, and his wife’s name was Keturah.”
Deuteronomy 25:5–10 (ESV)
“If brothers dwell together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.
And the first son whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his dead brother, so that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
And if the man does not wish to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate to the elders and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to perpetuate his brother’s name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband to me.’
Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him, and if he persists, saying, ‘I do not wish to take her,’ then his brother’s wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face.
And she shall answer and say, ‘so shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’ And the name of his house shall be called in Israel, ‘The house of him who had his sandal pulled off.’”
Matthew 19:1–12 (NLV)
“When Jesus had finished talking, He went from the country of Galilee. He came to the part of the country of Judea that is on the other side of the Jordan River. Many people followed Him, and He healed them there.
The proud religious law-keepers came to Jesus. They tried to trap him by saying, ‘Does the law say a man can divorce his wife for any reason? He said to them, ‘Have you not read that He who made them in the first place made them man and woman?
It says, ‘For this reason, a man will leave his father and his mother and will live with his wife. The two will become one.’ So they are no longer two, but one. Let not man divide what God has put together.’’
The proud religious lawkeepers said to Jesus, ‘Then why did the Law of Moses allow a man to divorce his wife if he put it down in writing and gave it to her?’
Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your hard hearts, Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. It was not like that from the beginning.
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sex sins, and marries another, is guilty of sex sins in marriage. Whoever marries her that is divorced is guilty of sex sins in marriage.’
His followers said to him, ‘If that is the way of a man with his wife, it is better not to be married.’
But Jesus said to them, ‘Not all men are able to do this, but only those to whom it has been given. For there are some men who, from birth, will never be able to have children. There are some men who have been made so by men. There are some men who have had themselves made that way because of the holy nation of heaven. The one who is able to do this, let him do it.’”
Luke 20:34 (ASV)
“And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage.”
Romans 7:1-3 (NIRV)
“Brothers and sisters, I am speaking to you who know the law. Don’t you know that the law has authority over someone only as long as they live?
For example, by law, a married woman remains married as long as her husband lives. But suppose her husband dies. Then the law that joins her to him no longer applies.
But suppose that married woman sleeps with another man while her husband is still alive. Then she is called a woman who commits adultery. But suppose her husband dies. Then she is free from that law. She is not guilty of adultery if she marries another man.”
1 Corinthians 7:1–11 (NIV)
“Now for the matters you wrote about: ‘It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman. But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.
Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.’”
1 Corinthians 7:8–9 (CSB)
“I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am. But if they do not have self-control, they should marry, since it is better to marry than to burn with desire.”
1 Corinthians 7:10-16 (CSB)
“To the married, I give this command—not I, but the Lord—that a wife is not to leave her husband. But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband, and a husband is not to divorce his wife.
But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.
The unbelieving husband is made holy by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy by the husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace. Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.”
Ephesians 5:22–33 (NKJV)
“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, just as Christ is head of the church, and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.
For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Nevertheless, let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”
Hebrews 13:4 (NIV)
“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”
1 Peter 3:1 (NLV)
“Wives, obey your own husbands. Some of your husbands may not obey the Word of God. By obeying your husbands, they may become Christians by the life you live without saying anything.”
1 Peter 3:7 (NLV)
“In the same way, husbands should understand and respect their wives because women are weaker than men. Remember, both husband and wife are to share together the gift of life that lasts forever. If this is not done, you will find it hard to pray.”
I hope this is helpful. Thank you.
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My name is Nicodemus. I'm a Kenyan by birth. I got saved about 30 years ago while in high school. I love studying scriptures in order to enhance my comprehension of God and His plan for mankind. I have a BSc in botany, zoology, and chemistry from the University of Nairobi and an MBA in strategic management from Egerton University. I’m married to a lovely lady called Leah. God has gifted us with three sons: Wayne, Salem, and Michael.
