5 Bible Verses to Read Before Getting Married

By Katherine Weber, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, April 05, 2016

With the rate of marriage on the decline, many fear that the institution of marriage is endangered. How can Christian couples strengthen their marriage in light of dire statistics? (File) | (Photo: Reuters/Natallia Ablazhei)

Before saying the big "I do," every Christian should read these five Bible verses for guidance and wisdom on marriage, one of the most rewarding and important adventures in life. All verses are taken from the New International Version.

1) Matthew 19:4-6

"Haven't you read, he replied, that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

2) 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away."

3) 1 Peter 4:8

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."

4) Genesis 1: 27-28

"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.'"

5) Ecclesiastes 4:12

"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."