1 Corinthians 7:1
But concerning the things of which ye have written [to me]: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
In Context
2but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each [woman] have her own husband.
Cross References
Genesis 20:6And God said to him in a dream, I also knew that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart, and I, too, have withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore have I not suffered thee to touch her.
Proverbs 6:29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
1 Corinthians 7:8But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I.
1 Corinthians 7:37But he who stands firm in his heart, having no need, but has authority over his own will, and has judged this in his heart to keep his own virginity, he does well.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:1
In this chapter the apostle answers some cases proposed to him by the Corinthians about marriage. He, I. Shows them that marriage was appointed as a remedy against fornication, and therefore that persons had better marry than burn, ver. 1-9 . II. He gives direction to those who are married to continue together, though they might have an unbelieving relative, unless the unbeliever would part, in which case a Christian would not be in bondage, ver. 10-16 . III. He shows them that becoming Christians does not change… Read the whole commentary →