74 verses contain “marriage” (in the KJV: 34, in the BSB: 49) — showing 1–74
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And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that
mocked unto his sons in law.
So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were
pledged in
marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was
joking.
And
Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the
firstborn.
Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in
marriage before the older.
And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
If he take him another wife; her food, her
raiment, and her duty of
marriage, shall he not diminish.
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or
marital rights of his first wife.
If a man seduces a virgin who is not
pledged in
marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full
dowry for her to be his wife.
But he shall not
defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to
profane himself.
He is not to
defile himself for those related to him by
marriage, and so
profane himself.
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
Do not
intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
And the
damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in
marriage to this man, but he has come to
hate her.
If a
damsel that is a virgin be
betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
If there is a virgin
pledged in
marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,
If a man find a
damsel that is a virgin, which is not
betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
If a man encounters a virgin who is not
pledged in
marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s
skirt.
A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.
Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s
skirt. And all the people shall say,
Amen.
‘
Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has
violated his father’s
marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘
Amen!’
Thou shalt
betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a
vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
You will be
pledged in
marriage to a woman, but another man will
violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a
vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
And
Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
And
Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in
marriage.”
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of
Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
So Othniel son of
Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and
Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in
marriage.
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and
cleave unto the
remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make
marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
For if you turn away and
cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you
intermarry and associate with them,
And
Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
And
Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in
marriage.”
And Othniel the son of Kenaz,
Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
So Othniel son of
Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and
Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in
marriage.
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
Now the men of Israel had
sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
Now the men of Israel had
sworn an oath at
Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in
marriage to a
Benjamite.”
How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have
sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have
sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in
marriage?”
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to
defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will
enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to
defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in
marriage and
exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou
valiant for me, and fight the LORD’S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in
marriage. Only be
valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and
slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath
pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with
Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has
upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to
Abigail, asking for her in
marriage.
And
Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
There
Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in
marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to
Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The
thistle that was in
Lebanon sent to the
cedar that was in
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in
Lebanon, and
trode down the
thistle.
And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
Now
Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with
Ahab.
Now
Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with
Ahab by
marriage.
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in
marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons
forever.’
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
And I
contended with them, and
cursed them, and
smote certain of them, and
plucked off their hair, and made them
swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for
yourselves.
I
rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in
marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for
yourselves!
The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without
wedding songs.
Take ye wives, and
beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
He will
resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in
marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was
espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was
pledged in
marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a
wedding banquet for his son.
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are
bidden, Behold, I have prepared my
dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the
marriage.
Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my
dinner. My oxen and
fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the
wedding banquet.’
Go ye therefore into the
highways, and as many as ye shall find,
bid to the
marriage.
Go therefore to the crossroads and
invite to the
banquet as many as you can find.’
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, up to the day
Noah entered the ark.
And while they went to
buy, the
bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the
marriage: and the door was shut.
But while they were on their way to
buy it, the
bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the
wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
To a virgin
espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
to a virgin
pledged in
marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
To be taxed with Mary his
espoused wife, being great with child.
He went there to register with Mary, who was
pledged to him in
marriage and was expecting a child.
They did eat, they
drank, they married wives, they were given in
marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in
marriage, up to the day
Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
And the third day there was a
marriage in
Cana of
Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the
wedding.
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
Forbidding to marry, and commanding to
abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with
thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
They will
prohibit marriage and require
abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with
thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed
undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Marriage should be honored by all and the
marriage bed kept
undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Let us be
glad and
rejoice, and give honour to him: for the
marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Let us
rejoice and be
glad and give Him the glory. For the
marriage of the Lamb has come, and His
bride has made herself ready.
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the
marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
But whereas she said unto thee, That my son coming into his marriage chamber happened to have a fail, and died: this was the destruction that came to Jerusalem.
And the
maid is fair and wise: now therefore hear me, and I will speak to her father; and when we return from Rages we will
celebrate the
marriage: for I know that Raguel cannot marry her to another according to the law of Moses, but he shall be guilty of death, because the right of inheritance
doth rather
appertain to thee than to any other.
Then the young man answered the angel, I have heard, brother Azarias that this
maid hath been given to seven men, who all died in the
marriage chamber.
Then the angel said unto him,
Dost thou not remember the precepts which thy father gave thee, that thou shouldest marry a wife of thine own kindred? wherefore hear me, O my brother; for she shall be given thee to wife; and make thou no
reckoning of the evil spirit; for this same night shall she be given thee in
marriage.
And when thou shalt come into the
marriage chamber, thou shalt take the ashes of
perfume, and shalt lay upon them some of the heart and liver of the fish, and shalt make a smoke with it:
I have given my daughter in
marriage to seven men, who died that night they came in unto her: nevertheless for the present be
merry. But Tobias said, I will eat nothing here, till we agree and
swear one to another.
For before the days of the
marriage were finished, Raguel had said unto him by an oath, that he should not depart till the fourteen days of the
marriage were
expired;
Disquieting of good men,
forgetfulness of good turns,
defiling of souls, changing of kind, disorder in
marriages,
adultery, and shameless uncleanness.
After this came word to
Jonathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great
marriage, and were bringing the
bride from Nadabatha with a great train, as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan.
Where king Alexander meeting him, he gave unto him his daughter
Cleopatra, and celebrated her
marriage at
Ptolemais with great glory, as the manner of kings is.