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17 Bible Verses About Love and Marriage

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  • Genesis 2:24 grounds marriage in creation; Jesus quotes it in Mark 10:7-8 and Paul in Ephesians 5:31.
  • Ephesians 5:25 measures a husband’s love by Christ, who “gave himself up” for the church, and Colossians 3:19 adds “do not be harsh with them.”
  • 1 Corinthians 7:3-4 gives husband and wife matching authority over each other’s body.
  • Translations differ on Malachi 2:16: the King James Version has God hating “putting away,” while the ESV and NIV condemn the man who divorces his wife.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and Ecclesiastes 4:12 do not mention marriage; they describe love among believers and companionship in general.

The Bible roots marriage in the creation story, where a man and his wife become one flesh, and Jesus goes back to that story when he is asked about divorce. The letters set out what husbands and wives owe each other (Ephesians 5:25-33, 1 Peter 3:7), and Proverbs 5:18-19 and Hebrews 13:4 call for delight and faithfulness. Two passages often read at weddings, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and Ecclesiastes 4:12, do not mention marriage: the first describes love among believers, and…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Malachi 2:16 in the King James Version and the New International Version, quoted for comparison. biblegateway.com

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