New testament wedding readings

Here are some popular New Testament wedding readings:

Epistles (Letters)

  1. Ephesians 5:25-33 - "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."
  2. Colossians 3:12-17 - "Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience."
  3. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 - "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud."

Gospels

  1. John 15:12-17 - "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."
  2. Mark 10:6-9 - "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
  3. 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'?"

Other

  1. 1 John 4:7-12 - "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God."
  2. Revelation 19:7-9 - "Let us rejoice and be glad and give the Lord the glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready."

Remember to choose readings that resonate with your personal faith and values, and that complement your wedding ceremony and overall theme.