The best Bible verses for marriage (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for marriage (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut, Doesn't have a swelled head,"1 Corinthians 13:4
"Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut, Doesn't have a swelled head,"1 Corinthians 13:4
"Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting."Ephesians 5:25
"And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it."Colossians 3:14
"Because God created this organic union of the two sexes, no one should desecrate his art by cutting them apart.""Mark 10:9
"Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh."Genesis 2:24
"Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything."1 Peter 4:8
"And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love,"Ephesians 4:2
"Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end."1 Corinthians 13:7
"Flood waters can't drown love, torrents of rain can't put it out. Love can't be bought, love can't be sold— it's not to be found in the marketplace."Song of Solomon 8:7
"By yourself you're unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn't easily snapped."Ecclesiastes 4:12
"Don't lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart."Proverbs 3:3
"Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex."Hebrews 13:4
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for marriage (MSG) is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for marriage (MSG), and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for marriage (MSG) are 1 Corinthians 13:4, Ephesians 5:25, Colossians 3:14. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to marriage (MSG) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for marriage (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.