Here you will find beautiful marriage bible verses for homily.
What is marriage in general? Marriage is commonly accepted and encompassing definition describes marriage as a formal union and a social and legal contract between two individuals that legally, economically, and emotionally unite their lives.
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What is Catholic marriage? According to the wikipedia, marriage in the Catholic Church, also known as holy matrimony, is the “covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring”, and which “has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament between the baptized”. “The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church”. Catechism of the Catholic Church
Marriage Bible Verses
- And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13
- Do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14
- Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2
- “Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.” (ESV) Psalm 85:10-11
- Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Hebrews 13:4
- He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. Proverbs 18:22
- Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24
- Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. “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 is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:22-33
- Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Ephesians 5:25
- However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33
- But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” Mark 10:6-9
- But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
God is the author of marriage as sacrament. He blesses families and their children. Family is the property of God.
Conclusion
Marriage is a sacred bond, and the Bible offers timeless wisdom to guide couples on their journey.
These beautiful verses remind us of God’s love, unity, and the importance of commitment in marriage.
By incorporating these scriptures into your homily, you provide a spiritual foundation for couples to reflect on.
Each verse serves as a reminder that love, faith, and trust are central to a strong marriage. Let these powerful words inspire and strengthen every marriage, rooted in God’s everlasting love.