Bible Verses About Marrying a Single Mother
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for marrying a single mother, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 220 votes, led by Mark 10:12. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Marrying a Single Mother
Mark 10:1223 votes
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Luke 16:1820 votes
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Genesis 2:2418 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Romans 7:218 votes
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
Matthew 19:917 votes
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:216 votes
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Hebrews 13:414 votes
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
1 Peter 3:114 votes
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
1 Corinthians 7:12-1613 votes
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
1 Timothy 3:1-1613 votes
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Mark 10:1112 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Mark 10:11-1211 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
1 Timothy 3:211 votes
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Matthew 5:2810 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
1 Corinthians 7:1-4010 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
What does the Bible say about marrying a single mother?
Readers most often cite Mark 10:12 on the subject of marrying a single mother. Across 220 votes, 15 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 16:18, Genesis 2:24, Romans 7:2. This page lists all 15 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.