1 Corinthians 7:2

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

But, owing to the prevalence of immorality, I advise every man to have his own wife, and every woman her husband.

Cross References

Matthew 5:32

I, however, say to you that any one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of her unchastity, leads to her committing adultery; while any one who marries her after her divorce is guilty of adultery.

1 Corinthians 6:18

Shun all immorality. Every other sin that men commit is something outside the body; but an immoral man sins against his own body.

1 Corinthians 7:1

With reference to the subjects about which you wrote to me: It would be well for a man to remain single.

1 Corinthians 7:3

A husband should give his wife her due, and a wife her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:9

But, if they cannot control themselves, let them marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.

Ephesians 5:28

That is how husbands ought to love their wives--as if they were their own bodies. A man who loves his wife is really loving himself;

Ephesians 5:33

However, for you individually, let each love his wife as if she were himself; and the wife be careful to respect her husband.

1 Thessalonians 4:4

Each of you recognizing the duty of taking one woman for his wife, purely and honorably,

1 Timothy 4:3

and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth.