What Does the Bible Say About Sexuality?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on sexuality
The Bible addresses sexuality in many places, emphasizing the sacredness and importance of sexual relationships within the context of marriage. In the book of Genesis, it is written that God created mankind in His image, male and female, and instructed them to be fruitful and multiply. This highlights the beauty and purpose of sexuality as a means of unity and procreation within the bounds of marriage. The Bible also teaches about the importance of purity and faithfulness in sexual relationships, warning against adultery, promiscuity, and other sinful behaviors that can harm individuals and relationships.
Bible Verses About Sexuality
Genesis 1:27-28
“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.'”
Hebrews 13:4
“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”
1 Corinthians 6:18
“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.”
Ephesians 5:31
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
“It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God.”
Matthew 5:28
“But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
1 Corinthians 7:2
“But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.”
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