the meaning of marriage

Genesis Chapter 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.

Genesis Chapter 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Genesis Chapter 2:20

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

Genesis Chapter 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis Chapter 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

Genesis Chapter 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.

Genesis Chapter 2:24

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis Chapter 2:25

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Leviticus Chapter 18:22

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Matthew Chapter 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;

Matthew Chapter 19:2

And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

Matthew Chapter 19:3

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?

Matthew Chapter 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,

Matthew Chapter 19:5

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

Matthew Chapter 19:6

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Matthew Chapter 19:7

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Matthew Chapter 19:8

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Matthew Chapter 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.

Matthew Chapter 19:10

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

Matthew Chapter 19:11

But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

Matthew Chapter 19:12

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Matthew Chapter 19:13

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

Matthew Chapter 19:14

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew Chapter 19:15

And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

Matthew Chapter 19:16

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

Matthew Chapter 19:17

And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Matthew Chapter 19:18

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Matthew Chapter 19:19

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew Chapter 19:20

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

Matthew Chapter 19:21

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

Matthew Chapter 19:22

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

Matthew Chapter 19:23

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew Chapter 19:24

And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Matthew Chapter 19:25

When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

Matthew Chapter 19:26

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Matthew Chapter 19:27

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

Matthew Chapter 19:28

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew Chapter 19:29

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Matthew Chapter 19:30

But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

Mark Chapter 10:2

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

Mark Chapter 10:3

And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

Mark Chapter 10:4

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Mark Chapter 10:5

And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

Mark Chapter 10:6

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

Mark Chapter 10:7

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

Mark Chapter 10:8

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

Mark Chapter 10:9

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Mark Chapter 10:10

And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

Mark Chapter 10:11

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

Mark Chapter 10:12

And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

Romans Chapter 13:8

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Romans Chapter 13:9

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Romans Chapter 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

1 Corinthians Chapter 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,

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:1

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:2

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:3

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:4

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:5

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:6

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:7

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:8

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:9

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:10

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:11

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:12

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:13

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:15

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7:16

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

Ephesians Chapter 5:22

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Ephesians Chapter 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

Ephesians Chapter 5:24

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Ephesians Chapter 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Ephesians Chapter 5:26

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Ephesians Chapter 5:27

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Ephesians Chapter 5:28

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Ephesians Chapter 5:29

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Ephesians Chapter 5:30

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Ephesians Chapter 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.

Ephesians Chapter 5:32

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

Ephesians Chapter 5:33

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Hebrews Chapter 13:4

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

1 Peter Chapter 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;

1 Peter Chapter 3:2

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

1 Peter Chapter 3:3

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

1 Peter Chapter 3:4

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

1 Peter Chapter 3:5

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

1 Peter Chapter 3:6

Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

1 Peter Chapter 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.