1 Corinthians 7:37

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But if he has decided firmly in his heart, and he does not have any obligation, but only the power of his free will, and if he has judged this in his heart, to let her remain a virgin, he does well.

Cross References

Daniel 1:8

But Daniel resolved in his heart that he would not be polluted with the king's meal, nor with the wine he drank, and he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not be contaminated.

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

1 Corinthians 7:36

But if any man considers himself to seem dishonorable, concerning a virgin who is of adult age, and so it ought to be, he may do as he wills. If he marries her, he does not sin.

1 Corinthians 7:38

And so, he who joins with his virgin in matrimony does well, and he who does not join with her does better.

2 Corinthians 9:7

each one giving, just as he has determined in his heart, neither out of sadness, nor out of obligation. For God loves a cheerful giver.

1 Peter 5:2

pasture the flock of God that is among you, providing for it, not as a requirement, but willingly, in accord with God, and not for the sake of tainted profit, but freely,