1 Corinthians 7:1
And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good [it is] for a man not to touch a woman,
Young's Literal Translation
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 20:6And God saith unto him in the dream, 'Yea, I — I have known that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I withhold thee, even I, from sinning against Me, therefore I have not suffered thee to come against her;
Proverbs 6:29So [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.
1 Corinthians 7:8And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am];
1 Corinthians 7:37And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart — not having necessity — and hath authority over his own will, and this he hath determined in his heart — to keep his own 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 →