For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. (Mark 10:7-8)

So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate. (Mark 10:8-9)

The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry." Jesus replied, Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. (Matthew 19:10-11)

For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it. (Matthew 19:12)

It is good for man not to marry. But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.  (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)

So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. (1 Timothy 5:14)

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. (I Corinthians 7:8-9)

A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.  (1 Corinthians 7:39)

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14)

But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. (Luke 20:35-36)

When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. (Mark 12:25)

**Copyright, 2002, Brian Campbell (Permission is granted to copy for personal use only.)