Love & Relationships

Bible Verses About the sanctity of marriage

12 key scriptures

Explore what the Bible says about the sanctity of marriage. This collection of 12 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Hebrews 13:4
King James (KJV)Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

12 Key Scriptures

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. that he: or, if he hate her, put her away putting: Heb. to put away
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
It hath been said , Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

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