Topical Bible: Marriage: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

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Marriage, as an institution ordained by God, is a central theme throughout the Bible. It is depicted as a covenantal relationship between a man and a woman, designed for companionship, procreation, and mutual support. The following scriptures provide various insights into the nature, purpose, and responsibilities associated with marriage.

Genesis 2:24 · "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." This foundational verse establishes the divine intention for marriage, highlighting the unity and exclusivity of the marital bond.

Proverbs 18:22 · "He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD." This verse underscores the blessing and divine favor associated with finding a spouse, emphasizing the goodness inherent in the marital relationship.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 · "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up." These verses illustrate the practical benefits of companionship in marriage, including support, strength, and shared labor.

Malachi 2:14-16 · "Yet you ask, 'For what reason?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant." This passage highlights the covenantal nature of marriage and God's displeasure with unfaithfulness, emphasizing the seriousness of marital vows.

Matthew 19:4-6 · "Haven’t you read," He replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." Jesus reaffirms the Genesis account, emphasizing the permanence and divine origin of marriage.

1 Corinthians 7:3-5 · "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 the husband. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. Do not deprive one another, except 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 through your lack of self-control." This passage addresses the mutual responsibilities and rights within marriage, highlighting the importance of physical intimacy and mutual consent.

Ephesians 5:22-33 · "Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her." This passage outlines the roles and responsibilities within marriage, drawing a parallel between the marital relationship and Christ's relationship with the church.

Colossians 3:18-19 · "Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them." These verses reiterate the call for mutual respect and love within the marital relationship, emphasizing the importance of kindness and understanding.

1 Peter 3:1-7 · "Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Husbands, in the same way, be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers." This passage highlights the evangelistic potential of a godly marriage and the importance of mutual respect and understanding.

These scriptures collectively provide a comprehensive view of marriage as a sacred, covenantal relationship designed by God for companionship, mutual support, and the reflection of Christ's love for the church.

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Genesis 2:23,24
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
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Exodus 22:16,17
And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
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Leviticus 18:6-18
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
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Leviticus 20:14,17,19-21
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
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Leviticus 21:1,7,13-15
And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
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Numbers 36:8
And every daughter, that possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
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Deuteronomy 21:10-14
When you go forth to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God has delivered them into your hands, and you have taken them captive,
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Deuteronomy 24:1-5
When a man has taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
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Proverbs 18:22
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
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Proverbs 21:9,19
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
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Jeremiah 29:6
Take you wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that you may be increased there, and not diminished.
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Hosea 2:19,20
And I will betroth you to me for ever; yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies.
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Malachi 2:13-16
And this have you done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, so that he regards not the offering any more, or receives it with good will at your hand.
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Matthew 5:31,32
It has been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce:
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Mark 6:17,18
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold on John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
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Mark 10:2-12
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
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Matthew 19:2-9
And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
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Luke 16:18
Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.
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Romans 7:1-3
Know you not, brothers, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?
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1 Corinthians 6:16
What? know you not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, said he, shall be one flesh.
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1 Corinthians 7:1-40
Now concerning the things whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
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1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
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1 Corinthians 11:11,12
Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
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1 Timothy 3:2,12
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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1 Timothy 4:1,3
Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
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1 Timothy 5:14
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
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