1 Corinthians 7:38

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

Matthew 5:32

But I say to you, that anyone who will have dismissed his wife, except in the case of fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever will have married her who has been dismissed commits adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:26

Therefore, I consider this to be good, because of the present necessity: that it is good for a man to be such as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:37

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.

1 Corinthians 7:39

A woman is bound under the law for as long as her husband lives. But if her husband has died, she is free. She may marry whomever she wishes, but only in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:8

But I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them, if they would remain as they are, just as I also am.

Hebrews 13:4

May marriage be honorable in every way, and may the marriage bed be immaculate. For God will judge fornicators and adulterers.