1 Corinthians 7:37

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But if someone stands firm in his resolve, being under no necessity but having his own desire under control, and has determined in his own mind to keep her as his fiancée, he will do well.

Cross References

Daniel 1:8

But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the royal rations of food and wine, so he asked the palace master to allow him not to defile himself.

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”

1 Corinthians 7:36

If anyone thinks that he is behaving indecently toward his fiancée, if his passions are strong and so it has to be, let him marry as he wishes; it is no sin. Let them marry.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So then, he who marries his fiancée does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do better.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

1 Peter 5:2

to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, as God would have you do it, not for sordid gain but eagerly.