1 Corinthians 7:37

God's Word

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.

Cross References

Daniel 1:8

Daniel made up his mind not to harm himself by eating the king’s rich food and drinking the king’s wine. So he asked the chief-of-staff for permission not to harm himself in this way.

1 Corinthians 7:1

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

1 Corinthians 7:36

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.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So it’s fine for a father to give his daughter in marriage, but the father who doesn’t give his daughter in marriage does even better.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you should give whatever you have decided. You shouldn’t be sorry that you gave or feel forced to give, since God loves a cheerful giver.

1 Peter 5:2

Be shepherds over the flock God has entrusted to you. Watch over it as God does: Don’t do this because you have to, but because you want to. Don’t do it out of greed, but out of a desire to serve.