Bible verses about marriage

From Genesis on, marriage is described as two people leaving their parents' home to become one flesh — a union Jesus reaffirms and Paul compares to Christ's love for the church. The Bible does not idealize life as a couple; it gives practical guidance: love as one who gives yourself, bear with patience, do not let the sun go down on your anger, keep faith with each other. Ecclesiastes explains why it is worth it: if one falls, the other lifts them up; and the threefold cord — the two with God — is not quickly broken. The verses on this page are for reading at the ceremony, writing into vows, engraving on rings and revisiting on anniversaries, especially in the years when love has to be a renewed decision.