Readings: Scripture

Many ceremonies have scripture readings. Often, the couple can choose which scripture readings are incorporated into the ceremony. All of the following Bible scripture readings can be found in the Hypertext Bible (King James Version), the Electronic Bible, or the Bible Gateway. For additional readings, visit the Scripture Readings Page compiled by Mary Jane N. Shroyer.

Genesis 2 18-24 -- about a help mate for Adam
Ruth 1:16-17 -- Wither thou goest I will go
Psalm 8 -- O Lord, how majestic is thy name
Psalm 34:3 -- Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt His Name together
Psalms 111 -- In Praise of the Lord
Psalm 121 -- The Lord Our Protector
Psalm 150 -- Praise the Lord!
Proverbs 3:1-6 - advice from father to child
Proverbs 31
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 -- For everything there is a season
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 -- Two are better than one
Song of Solomon 2 8-10
Song of Solomon 2 10-13
Song of Soloman 2 14
Song of Solomon 2 16a
Song of Solomon 5:16 -- this is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem
Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Isaiah 54:10-14
Hosea 2:19-20 -- I will betroth you to me forever
Matthew 5:1-10 -- The Beatitudes
Matthew 6:19-21 -- Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also
Mark 10:6-9 -- ...what God has joined together let no man put asunder
Luke 6:37-38
John 2:1-12 -- Jesus' first miracle at the wedding in Cana
John 15:9-12 -- love one another as I have loved you
John 15:12-16 -- This is my commandment: love one another as I love you
Romans 12:9-12 -- Let love be genuine
1 Corinthians 7:2-5
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 -- Love is patient and kind
1 Corinthians 13:7-8 -- Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its truth
Ephesians 3:14-19 -- ...may you be grounded and rooted in love
Philippians 2:1-11
Colossians 3:12-15 -- Put on love, which binds everything together in harmony
1 John 4:7-8,12 -- Beloved, let us love one another

Canticle from the United Methodist Hymnal (responsive reading)

P: Pastor, C: Congregation

P:      Let love be genuine and live in harmony; 
        hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good.
        Outdo one another in showing honor;
        be humble and never conceited.
C:      Love is stronger than death
        and jealousy is cruel as the grave. 
        Floods cannot drown love 
        and wealth cannot buy it. 
P:      Put love above all else; 
        let Christ's peace rule your hearts. 
        Always be forgiving, 
        as Christ has forgiven you. 
C:      Love is not jealous or boastful, 
        arrogant, rude or stubborn, 
        irritable, resentful or possessive. 
        Love is patient and kind. 
P:      Do not love in word or speech only; 
        love also in deed and truth. 
        Receive each other in sincerity, 
        find mercy and grow old together. 
C:      Love rejoices in the right; 
        it bears, believes, hopes 
        and endures all things, 
        for love is faithful and endless.
P:      When the Lord builds the house, 
        the labor is never in vain.
C:      Happy are those who take refuge in God; 
        those who serve the Lord are redeemed. 
P:      This is my comandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 
C:      And two shall become one in love, for we are members of Christ's body.