The Bible is a source of guidance and inspiration in all aspects of life, including marriage. Here are 15 Bible verses for married couples to reflect on and draw strength from in their relationship:
Genesis 2:24
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
Ephesians 5:22-24
“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.”
Matthew 19:6
“So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Hebrews 13:4
“Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!”
Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Mark 10:9
“Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Romans 12:10
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
Ephesians 5:31
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
2 Corinthians 6:14
“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?”
Philippians 2:4
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Mark 10:6-9
“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘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.”
Ephesians 5:1-2
“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
These Bible verses for married couples provide a foundation for a strong and healthy relationship, rooted in love and faith. May these scriptures bring comfort and encouragement to husbands and wives as they navigate the ups and downs of marriage.