A sexless marriage is one in which no sexual activity has occurred in the relationship. Sadly enough, 2% if married individual may report having no sexual intimacy in the past year. What is the truth about these sexless marriages and what does the Bible say about it? Here is a look at some Bible verses about sexless marriages that may help to broaden your understanding.
“A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one”” | Ephesians 5:31
“But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” ” | 1 Corinthians 7:2-5
“Cast down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ”” | 2 Cor. 10:5
“Come, my love, let us go out to the fields and spend the night among the wildflowers. Let us get up early and go to the vineyards to see if the grapevines have budded, if the blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love.” | Song of Solomon 7:11-12
“For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.” | 1 Thessalonians 4:2-3
“Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.” | Hebrews 13: 4
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.” | Ephesians 5:25-27
“If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.” | Exodus 21:10-11
“”It has also been said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce. But I tell you, Who divorces his wife, except on the grounds of marital unfaithfulness, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced commits adultery.
“” | Matthew 5:31-32
“Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.” | Corinthians 7:3-5
“Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.” | Ephesians 5:3
“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.” | Proverbs 5:18-19
“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.” | I Corinthians 7:2
“Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.” | 1 Corinthians 7:8-9
“Run from anything that stimulates youthful lust.” | 2 Timothy 2:22
“Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” | Matthew 19:6
“Stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” | I Corinthians 16:13
“Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.’”” | Genesis 2:18
“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.” | Psalm 27:10
“You have ravished my heart, my treasure, my bride. I am overcome by one glance of your eyes, by a single bead of your necklace. How sweet is your love, my treasure, my bride! How much better it is than wine! Your perfume is more fragrant than the richest of spices. Your lips, my bride, are as sweet as honey. Yes, honey and cream are under your tongue. The scent of your clothing is like that of the mountains and the cedars of Lebanon. You are like a private garden, my treasure, my bride! You are like a spring that no one else can drink from, a fountain of my own. You are like a lovely orchard bearing precious fruit, with the rarest of perfumes: nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, myrrh and aloes, perfume from every incense tree, and every other lovely spice. You are a garden fountain, a well of living water, as refreshing as the streams from the Lebanon mountains.”” | The Song of Solomon 4:9-15
The following video presents a great slideshow of Bible verses coupled with many beautiful nature photos. These will help to bring peace and hope to your life along with some daily inspiration.
Natalie Regoli is a child of God, devoted wife, and mother of two boys. She has a Master's Degree in Law from The University of Texas. Natalie has been published in several national journals and has been practicing law for 18 years.