1 Corinthians 7:1
NOW concerning the things whereof ye wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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 because of fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:8And I say to the unmarried and the widows, it is good for them if they remain as I also am.
1 Corinthians 7:37But he that stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has determined this in his heart that he will keep his virgin, 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 →