1 Corinthians 7:2

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But sexual sin is a danger, so each man should enjoy his own wife, and each woman should enjoy her own husband.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:28

And husbands should love their wives like that. They should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself,

Ephesians 5:33

But each one of you must love his wife as he loves himself. And a wife must respect her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:9

But if you cannot control your body, then you should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

Proverbs 18:22

If you find a wife, you have found something good. She shows that the Lord is happy with you.

1 Corinthians 6:18

So run away from sexual sin. It involves the body in a way that no other sin does. So if you commit sexual sin, you are sinning against your own body.

1 Timothy 4:3

They say that it is wrong to marry. And they say that there are some foods that people must not eat. But God made these foods, and those who believe and who understand the truth can eat them with thanks.

Malachi 2:14

You ask, “Why are our gifts not accepted?” It is because the Lord saw the evil things you did—he is a witness against you. He saw you cheat on your wife. You have been married to her since you were young. She was your girlfriend. Then you made your vows to each other—and she became your wife.

Proverbs 19:14

People receive houses and money from their parents, but a good wife is a gift from the Lord.

Matthew 5:32

But I tell you that any man who divorces his wife, except for the problem of sexual sin, is causing his wife to be guilty of adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman is guilty of adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now I will discuss the things you wrote me about. You asked if it is better for a man not to have any sexual relations at all.

1 Corinthians 7:3

The husband should give his wife what she deserves as his wife. And the wife should give her husband what he deserves as her husband.

1 Thessalonians 4:4

God wants each one of you to learn to control your own body. Use your body in a way that is holy and that gives honor to God.

Judges 21:22

The fathers or brothers of the young women will come and complain to us. But we will say, ‘Be kind to the men of Benjamin. Let them marry the women. We could not get wives for each of them during the war. And you did not willingly give the women to the men of Benjamin, so you did not break your promise.’”