1 Corinthians 7:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.”
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“But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 21:22When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
- Proverbs 5:18May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
- Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
- Proverbs 19:14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- Malachi 2:14Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
- 1 Corinthians 6:18Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
- 1 Corinthians 7:9But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
- Ephesians 5:28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
- Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- 1 Timothy 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
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