1 Corinthians 7:1

But concerning those things about which you wrote to me: That it is good for a man not to receive a wife:

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:8But I speak to the unmarried and the widows, that it is good for them that they may remain even as I:

1 Corinthians 7:37But whosoever stands firm in his heart, having no necessity, and has the right according to his own will, and has determined this in his heart, to keep his virgin, will do 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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