The best Bible verses for marriage (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for marriage (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud"1 Corinthians 13:4
"For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her"Ephesians 5:25
"Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony."Colossians 3:14
"This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one."Genesis 2:24
"Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins."1 Peter 4:8
"Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love."Ephesians 4:2
"Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance."1 Corinthians 13:7
"Many waters cannot quench love, nor can rivers drown it. If a man tried to buy love with all his wealth, his offer would be utterly scorned."Song of Solomon 8:7
"A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken."Ecclesiastes 4:12
"Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart."Proverbs 3:3
"Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery."Hebrews 13:4
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for marriage (NLT) 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 (NLT), 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 (NLT) 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 (NLT) 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 (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.