Many people think the Bible is hostile to the body. In fact, it contains an entire book of love poetry and describes sexuality as a good gift from God. At the same time, it speaks openly about boundaries, faithfulness, and dignity. Here you will find 20 Bible verses about sexuality.
A Good Gift
The Bible affirms the body and love.
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And God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him; and created him male and female. And God blessed them and said to them: Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:27-28
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And God saw every thing, which He had made; and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31Image of GodBeauty
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Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 2:24Wedding
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And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 2:25
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Kiss me with the kiss of thy mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
Song of Solomon 1:2
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My beloved is mine, and I am his; we feed together under the myrtle trees.
Song of Solomon 2:16Wedding
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Thou art altogether beautiful, my love; there is no comeliness in thee.
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Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as hell. The coals thereof are coals of fire, a flame of the LORD, that many waters cannot quench, neither can floods drown it. If one were to give all good things in his house for love, it would be counted nothing.
Song of Solomon 8:6-7WeddingGod's Love
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Blessed be thy fruit, and be thou glad with the love of thy youth; and let thy soul be satisfied with her love, and be thou delighted altogether with her love.
Proverbs 5:18-19
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Rejoice with thy wife all the days of thy life, and be glad with the fruit of thy youth: let him be jealous of thee, and not envy; for God is a jealous God.
Ecclesiastes 9:9
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Let the man serve the woman with due friendship, and likewise the woman the man. The woman is not mistress of her own body, but the man; and likewise the man is not mistress of his own body, but the woman.
1 Corinthians 7:3-4
Faithfulness and Dignity
Verses about responsible use of sexuality.
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Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:14
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Let the marriage be kept undefiled in all and the marriage bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers shall God judge.
Hebrews 13:4
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Flee fornication. All sins that a man committeth are without his body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and that ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
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For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that ye should flee fornication. And that every man know how to keep and honour his vessel in sanctification and honour; not with fornication as the heathen, which know not God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
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But I say unto you, that he that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:28Lust
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But he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them in the beginning made them male and female, and said, Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh? So then they are no more two, but one flesh. What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Matthew 19:4-6
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But the works of the flesh are manifest, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness.
Galatians 5:19
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Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalm 51:12Confirmation VersesHeart
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9LiesNew Beginning
Bible texts: Luther Bible 1912 (public domain), carefully adapted to modern spelling.
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Sexuality as a Gift from God
The Bible begins with a positive image: God creates humanity as male and female, blesses them, and sees every thing, “and behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). Man and woman become “one flesh” and are not ashamed of one another (Genesis 2:24-25). The Song of Solomon is a collection of love songs in which two lovers desire and admire one another – without any religious explanation. Nevertheless, it is in the Bible. From this it follows: physicality and sexuality are not dirty, but part of the good creation.
Faithfulness, Boundaries, and New Beginnings
Because sexuality is so valuable and powerful, the Bible protects it. The sixth commandment forbids adultery (Exodus 20:14), Hebrews 13:4 calls to keep the marriage bed undefiled, and Paul reminds us that the body is “the temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19). At the same time, the Bible is not a book of shame. Those who have sinned in this area or have been harmed may know: God forgives and heals (1 John 1:9; Psalm 147:3). Those who have experienced boundary violations or violence can find support at the Violence Against Women Helpline (116 016) or the Sexual Abuse Helpline (0800 22 55 530). Find out more at Wedding Verses: Bible Verses for Weddings, Bible Verses About God's Love, and Bible Verses About Lust.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Bible say about sexuality?
The Bible describes sexuality as a good gift from God (Genesis 1:27-31; Song of Solomon), which is to be lived in faithfulness (Exodus 20:14; Hebrews 13:4).
Why is the Song of Solomon in the Bible?
The Song of Solomon sings of the love between two people. Jews and Christians have also read it as a picture of the love between God and His people. It shows that love and desire are part of the good creation.








