1 Corinthians 7:1

I now deal with the subjects mentioned in your letter. It is well for a man to abstain altogether from marriage.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 there is so much fornication every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman should have a husband.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:8But I tell the unmarried, and women who are widows, that it is well for them to remain as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:37But if a father stands firm in his resolve, being free from all external constraint and having a legal right to act as he pleases, and in his own mind has come to the decision to keep his daughter unmarried, he 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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