1 Corinthians 7:2

God's Word

But in order to avoid sexual sins, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:22

Whoever finds a wife finds something good and has obtained favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 19:14

Home and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a sensible wife comes from the Lord.

Malachi 2:14

But you ask, “Why ⌞aren’t our offerings accepted⌟?” It is because the Lord is a witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been unfaithful. Yet, she is your companion, the wife of your marriage vows.

Matthew 5:32

But I can guarantee that any man who divorces his wife for any reason other than unfaithfulness makes her look as though she has committed adultery. Whoever marries a woman divorced in this way makes himself look as though he has committed adultery.

1 Corinthians 6:18

Stay away from sexual sins. Other sins that people commit don’t affect their bodies the same way sexual sins do. People who sin sexually sin against their own bodies.

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now, concerning the things that you wrote about: It’s good for men not to get married.

1 Corinthians 7:3

Husbands and wives should satisfy each other’s ⌞sexual⌟ needs.

1 Corinthians 7:9

However, if you cannot control your desires, you should get married. It is better for you to marry than to burn ⌞with sexual desire⌟.

Ephesians 5:28

So husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:33

But every husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and wives should respect their husbands.

1 Thessalonians 4:4

Each of you should know that finding a husband or wife for yourself is to be done in a holy and honorable way,

1 Timothy 4:3

They will try to stop others from getting married and from eating certain foods. God created food to be received with prayers of thanks by those who believe and know the truth.

Judges 21:22

When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we’ll tell them, ‘Have pity on them, since we didn’t provide a wife for each man in the battle. You won’t be guilty because you didn’t give them the wives yourselves.’ ”