Memorize Scripture

Bible Verses About Marriage

Scripture treats marriage as God’s own joining of two people, and as a picture of Christ and the church. These passages are for couples to learn and say together.

When to say them. Say them together on an anniversary, in a hard season, and before a wedding.

5 passages to memorize

  1. Ephesians 5:31–32 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
  2. Mark 10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
  3. Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
    An example of praying it: Lord Jesus, out of reverence for you, teach us to submit to one another. I want my own way in our marriage more often than I admit. Show me one way today to put my husband or wife ahead of myself.
  4. Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  5. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

You can pray any of these passages, memorized or not. How to pray scripture.

Questions people ask

Answers from the site that go with these passages.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible or World English Bible, as you choose under “Bible text”. The coach’s voice is computer-generated.