1 Corinthians 7:2

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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.”

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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.’”
  2. Proverbs 5:18May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
  3. Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
  4. Proverbs 19:14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 1 Corinthians 7:9But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
  8. Ephesians 5:28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
  9. Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  10. 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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