When it comes to choosing readings for a church ceremony you are best discussing this with your minister but we have selected some of the more popular passages to get you started.
Depending on which version of the bible you are recommended to use by your minister, these texts change. To see the full texts (and you can choose any bible version to see the differences), please visit www.biblegateway.com
Readings from the Old Testament
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Genesis 1: 20-20 Creation of woman
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Genesis 1: 26-28 Male and female He created them
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Genesis 9: 8-17 The rainbow and God's covenant with Noah
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Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord
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Ruth 1: 16-17 Wither thou goest I will go
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Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 For everything there is a season
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Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12 Two are better than one
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Psalm 8 O Lord, how majestic is thy name
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Psalm 34: 1-3 Let us exalt his name together
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Psalm 67 May God be gracious to us and bless us
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Psalm 95: 1-7 Let us sing to the Lord
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Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord
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Psalm 121 He will keep your going out and your coming in
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Psalm 127 Unless the Lord builds the house
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Psalm 128 May you see your children's children!
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Psalm 136: 1-9 His steadfast love endures forever
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Psalm 150 Praise the Lord!
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Proverbs 3: 1-6, 13-18 Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you
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Proverbs 31: 10-12 A good wife is more precious than jewels
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Isaiah 30:21 This is the way, walk in it
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Isaiah 32:2, 16-18 Each will be like a hiding place, like streams in dry land
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Isaiah 54: 10-14 My steadfast love will not depart from you
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Isaiah 61: 10-11 Clothed in salvation...as a bride adorns herself with her jewels
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Jeremiah 33: 10-11 There will be heard once more the voices of the bride and bridegroom
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Hosea 2: 19-20 I will betroth you to me forever
Readings from the New Testament
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Matthew 5: 1-10 The Beatitudes
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Matthew 5: 13-16 You are the light of the world
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Matthew 6: 19-21 Where your treasure is, there will your heart also be
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Matthew 7: 24-29 A wise man built his house upon a rock
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Matthew 22: 36-40 The greatest commandment
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Mark 10: 6-9 What God has joined together let no man put asunder
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John 2: 1-12 Jesus' first miracle at the wedding in Cana
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John 15: 1-8 I am the vine and you are the branches
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John 15: 9-17 Love one another as I have loved you
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Romans 12: 9-12 Let love be genuine
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1 Corinthians 13: 4-13 Love
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Ephesians 3: 14-19 May you be grounded and rooted in love
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Ephesians 5: 21-33 Wives submit to your husbands, husbands love your wives
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Colossians 3: 12-17 Put on love, which binds everything together in harmony
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1 John 4: 7-8, 12 Beloved, let us love one another
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Revelations 19: 5-9 The marriage of the Lamb
