1 Corinthians 7:1

New English Translation

Now with regard to the issues you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

Cross References

Genesis 20:6

Then in the dream God replied to him, “Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

Proverbs 6:29

So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:8

To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

Ruth 2:9

Take note of the field where the men are harvesting and follow behind with the female workers. I will tell the men to leave you alone. When you are thirsty, you may go to the water jars and drink some of the water the servants draw.”