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What does the Bible say about the meaning of marriage?

17 verses about the meaning of marriage, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about the meaning of marriage

Ephesians 5:25 — Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 7 votes
Genesis 2:18 — And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 6 votes
Ephesians 5:31 — For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 5 votes
Genesis 2:24 — Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 4 votes
Leviticus 18:22 — Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 4 votes
Hebrews 13:4 — Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 4 votes
Matthew 19:1 — And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 3 votes
Matthew 19:4 — And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 3 votes
Romans 13:8 — Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 6:9 — Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 3 votes
1 Corinthians 7:1 — Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 3 votes
Ephesians 5:22 — Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 3 votes
Genesis 2:23 — 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. 2 votes
Matthew 19:9 — And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. 2 votes
Mark 10:2 — And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 2 votes
1 Peter 3:1 — Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 2 votes
1 Peter 3:7 — Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. 2 votes

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Genesis (3), Matthew (3), Ephesians (3), 1 Corinthians (2), 1 Peter (2), Leviticus (1), Mark (1), Romans (1), Hebrews (1)

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