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17 Bible Verses About Being Single and Lonely

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  • Paul, himself unmarried, wishes all were as he is but says “each of you has your own gift from God” (1 Corinthians 7:7) and says twice that marrying is not a sin (7:28).
  • Jesus speaks of those who stay unmarried “for the sake of the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:12) and says no one marries at the resurrection (Matthew 22:30).
  • God told Jeremiah not to marry or have children because of the disaster coming on the land (Jeremiah 16:2-4).
  • Isaiah 56:4-5 promises eunuchs who keep God’s covenant “a name better than sons and daughters.”
  • Genesis 2:18 has God say “it is not good for the man to be alone,” and Psalm 68:6 says God sets the lonely in families.

The Bible treats staying single as a gift some are given and names loneliness as something God answers. Paul, himself unmarried, writes that “each of you has your own gift from God” (1 Corinthians 7:7), and Jesus speaks of those who stay unmarried “for the sake of the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:12). Jeremiah is told not to marry (Jeremiah 16:2), Jesus says there is no marrying at the resurrection (Matthew 22:30), and Isaiah 56:4-5 promises eunuchs who keep God’s…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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