Incorporating Bible Verses In Your Wedding Program: A Guide

Many couples choose to include Bible verses in their wedding programs, invitations, and tablescapes as a way to share their faith with their friends and families. The Bible verse can serve as a motif that links the tone, style, and theme of the wedding ceremony and reception.

There are many Bible verses that are popular for weddings, including:

- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, 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.

- Ephesians 4:2: Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

- 1 Corinthians 13:13: And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

- 1 Peter 4:8: Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

- 1 John 4:18-19: There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.

Bible verses about love

The Bible has a lot to say about love, and its verses can be a great addition to your wedding program. Here are some Bible verses about love that you can consider including:

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

> Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. (English Standard Version)

This verse describes what real, lasting love looks like and how it can be demonstrated. It is a humble, strong, patient, enduring, and kind kind of love—the way God loves us and how He wants us to love each other.

Colossians 3:12-17

> Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. (English Standard Version)

This verse talks about how we should respond to others every day, especially in our relationships. It is not natural to be forgiving, patient, or humble, but with God's help, we can put on kindness, humility, and forgiveness as we would a garment.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7

> Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. (English Standard Version)

In ancient Israel, the word "seal" meant possession or belonging. This poetic passage expresses the wife's desire for her husband to set her as a seal on his heart, showing that their love is strong and passionate.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

> Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (English Standard Version)

This verse emphasizes that we are designed for relationships and not meant to go through life alone. It also highlights the importance of including God in our relationships, as a cord of three strands, with Jesus as the third strand, is not easily broken.

1 Corinthians 13:13

> And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. (New International Version)

Among the gifts God grants us, faith, hope, and love are the most enduring. But of these, love is the greatest.

Bible verses about marriage

Many couples choose to include Bible verses about love and marriage in their wedding programmes, invitations, and decor. Here are some examples of Bible verses about marriage:

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

> Hebrews 13:4

> "He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour from the Lord."

> Proverbs 18:22

> "Let marriage be held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."

> Hebrews 13:4

> "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

> 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

> "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

> John 14:27

> "It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife."

> Proverbs 21:9

> "House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord."

> Proverbs 19:14

> "Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honour 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."

> 1 Peter 3:7

> "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 saviour. 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

> "An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels."

> Proverbs 31:10

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

> 1 Peter 4:8

Bible verses about Jesus' life and love

Many couples choose to incorporate Bible verses into their wedding ceremony and reception, and some of the most popular verses relate to love and Jesus.

1 John 4:16-19

> We have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him... There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.

John 3:16

> For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Romans 5:8

> But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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.

John 15:12-13

> My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

1 Corinthians 13:13

> And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Bible verses about thanks

The Bible is filled with verses about thankfulness and giving thanks to God. Here are some examples of Bible verses about thanks:

Giving thanks in all circumstances

> "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18

> "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." - Colossians 4:2

> "...Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

God's enduring love

> "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." - 1 Chronicles 16:34

> "Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." - Psalm 107:1

> "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." - Psalm 136:1

> "For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations." - Psalm 100:5

God's grace and generosity

> "You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." - 2 Corinthians 9:11

> "All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God." - 2 Corinthians 4:15

> "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God." - Ephesians 2:8

God's strength and protection

> "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him." - Psalm 28:7

> "The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation." - Psalm 118:14

> "The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him." - Psalm 28:7

Praising God with songs of thanksgiving

> "Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." - Psalm 95:2

> "Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy." - Psalm 107:21-22

> "Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." - Psalm 95:1-2

These verses and many others in the Bible encourage followers to cultivate a heart of gratitude and give thanks to God in all circumstances, recognising His enduring love, grace, strength and protection.

Bible verses of blessing and benediction

Wedding programs are a great way to share your favourite Bible verses with your guests and add a personal touch to your wedding. Here are some Bible verses of blessing and benediction that you can consider:

"May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." (ESV)

"The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me." (ESV)

"Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth." (ESV)

"May the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26)

"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 1:7)

"The God of peace be with you all. Amen." (Romans 15:33)

"Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love." (Ephesians 6:23-24)

"Now may the Lord of Peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you." (2 Thessalonians 3:16)

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." (Romans 15:13)

"Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, and may He work in us what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen." (Hebrews 13:20-21)

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