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Christian and Religious Anniversary Wishes

A blessing rather than a compliment. One verse and one sentence of your own is stronger than a card full of scripture, and it should be sent to a couple whose faith you know.

Congratulations Wishing you both God’sblessing on your anniversaryand in the year ahead. PRINTED YOURS
The shape
One reference, one sentence in your own words. That order.
The verses that fit
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 for partnership, 1 Corinthians 13 for love, Mark 10:9 for the vow itself.
Which translation
Whichever they read. Any short quotation here is King James, which is out of copyright.

Short blessings

  1. 1 Wishing you both God’s blessing on your anniversary and in the year ahead.
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  2. 2 Happy anniversary. May God keep you both as He has so far.
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  3. 3 With prayers and every blessing on your anniversary.
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  4. 4 Happy anniversary to two people whose marriage has been a blessing to everyone near it.
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With a verse

Name the reference and let it do its work. A long passage in a card reads as a leaflet.

  1. 5 Ecclesiastes 4:12 — a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Twenty-five years of proof. Happy anniversary.
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  2. 6 Mark 10:9, and you have both honoured it. Congratulations on forty years.
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  3. 7 1 Corinthians 13 gets read at every wedding. You two have actually done it. Happy anniversary.
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  4. 8 Psalm 127:1 — unless the Lord build the house. Yours has stood a long time now.
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For a couple who married in church

  1. 9 Happy anniversary. Thirty years since those vows, and every one of them kept.
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  2. 10 You made promises in front of God and a great many people, and you have kept them plainly and well.
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A prayer for the year ahead

  1. 11 May you be given patience with each other, joy in each other, and many more years together.
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  2. 12 Praying for health, peace and an easier year than the last one for you both.
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  3. 13 May the Lord bless you and keep you, this year and all the ones after it.
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For a milestone in a long marriage

  1. 14 Fifty years, kept faithfully. That is a testimony and not just an anniversary.
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  2. 15 Golden, and thoroughly earned. May God keep you both a good while yet.
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Warm and religious without being formal

  1. 16 Happy anniversary! Thank God for the pair of you — genuinely, the whole church says so.
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  2. 17 Happy anniversary. Your marriage has been an example to a lot of younger couples, including mine.
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Questions people actually ask

What Bible verse is good for a wedding anniversary?

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 for partnership, Mark 10:9 for the vow, 1 Corinthians 13 for love, Psalm 127:1 for a household. Give the reference with a sentence of your own rather than copying out the passage.

What do you write in a Christian anniversary card?

A blessing rather than a compliment: one verse, one sentence in your own words, and a prayer for the year ahead. Send it to a couple whose faith you actually know.

What do you write for a 50th anniversary in a Christian card?

Treat it as faithfulness kept rather than time passed. "Fifty years, kept faithfully" says something a milestone number on its own does not.