A Touch of Tradition

Including Bible Passages into Your Wedding

Incorporating a passage or reading from the Bible into your wedding vows can add a meaningful and comforting touch to your ceremony. Even if you’re not having a traditional wedding, a Bible passage might resonate with family and friends who appreciate a more traditional experience.

To inspire your vows, here is a collection of Bible readings that you might consider including in your special day. These timeless passages can enhance the beauty and significance of your wedding vows.

Bible Readings

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."

Romans 12:10: "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."

Colossians 3:12-14 (NIV): "Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12: "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."

Ruth 1:16-17: "But Ruth said, 'Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the LORD do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.'"

Song of Solomon 2:10-13: "My beloved spoke and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.'"

Colossians 3:14-17: "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

Genesis 2:24: "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh."

1 John 4:16-19 (NIV): "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. 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."

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."

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 Book of Psalms

The Book of Psalms, found in the Old Testament of the Bible, is a collection of 150 poetic hymns and prayers that express a wide range of human emotions, from joy and gratitude to sorrow and supplication.

These timeless verses have been cherished for centuries for their profound spiritual insights and lyrical beauty. Incorporating passages from the Psalms into wedding vows can add a deeply meaningful and comforting touch to the ceremony. Couples can easily include these verses by selecting passages that resonate with their personal beliefs and the themes of love, faithfulness, and trust in God.

Whether read aloud by the officiant, included in the vows themselves, or featured in the wedding program, Psalms can enhance the spiritual significance of the special day.

Psalm 85:10: "Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other."

Psalm 36:5: "Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies."

Psalm 63:3: "Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you."

Psalm 13:5: "But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation." 

Psalm 59:16: "But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble." 

Psalm 94:18-19: "When I said, 'My foot is slipping,' your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” 

Psalm 40:11: "Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me."

Psalm 143:8: "Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life."

Psalm 57:10: "For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies."

Psalm 127:1: "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain."

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