1 Corinthians 7:36

God's Word

No father would want to do the wrong thing when his virgin daughter is old enough to get married. If she wants to get married, he isn’t sinning by letting her get married.

Cross References

Jeremiah 29:6

Get married, and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons, and let your daughters get married so that they can have sons and daughters. Grow in number there; don’t decrease.

Matthew 1:18

The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: His mother Mary had been promised to Joseph in marriage. But before they were married, Mary realized that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 5:40

If someone wants to sue you in order to take your shirt, let him have your coat too.

1 Corinthians 7:35

I’m saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you. I’m showing you how to live a noble life of devotion to the Lord without being distracted by other things.

1 Corinthians 7:37

However, a father may have come to a decision about his daughter. If his decision is to keep her ⌞at home⌟ because she doesn’t want to get married, that’s fine.

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⌟.

1 Samuel 2:33

Any man in your family whom I do not remove from my altar will have his eyes fail, and he  will be heartbroken. And all your descendants will die in the prime of life.