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1 Corinthians 7:1

As concerninge the thinges wherof ye wrote vnto me: it is good for a man not to touche a woman.

Tyndale New Testament

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

2Neverthelesse to avoyde fornicacion let every man have his wyfe: and let every woman have her husbande.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:8I saye vnto the vnmaried men and widdowes: it is good for them yf they abyde even as I do.

1 Corinthians 7:37Neverthelesse he that purposeth surely in his herte havynge none nede: but hath power over his awne will: and hath so decreed in his herte that he will kepe his virgin doth 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 →

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