What Does the Bible Say About How Believers Should Deal With Marriage Equality?

1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 4 helpful votes

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

Galatians 3:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Romans 2:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For God shows no partiality.

Genesis 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.”

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

1 Peter 4:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Colossians 3:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

Ephesians 6:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 5:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Ephesians 5:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Ephesians 5:21-33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, ...

Galatians 3:26-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

1 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Acts 10:34-35 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

Acts 10:34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,

John 13:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Mark 12:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Proverbs 22:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.

Deuteronomy 10:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.

Leviticus 19:33-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

24 Bible Verses about How Believers Should Deal With Marriage Equality

1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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Romans 2:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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Genesis 2:24 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Peter 4:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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Colossians 3:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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Galatians 3:26-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 10:34-35 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 10:34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 13:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 12:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 22:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 10:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:33-34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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Romans 2:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Genesis 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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Galatians 3:26-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 10:34-35 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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John 13:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 12:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Proverbs 22:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 10:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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