1 Corinthians 7:1
Now concerning the things about which you wrote: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
New Heart English Bible
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
Cross References
Genesis 20:6God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her.
Proverbs 6:29So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife.Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
1 Corinthians 7:8But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:37But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own 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 →