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1 Corinthians 7:2
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1 Corinthians 7:2
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2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
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1 Corinthians 7:2
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1 Corinthians 7:2
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2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:35-36
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1 Corinthians 7:35-36
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35 I say this for your own benefit, (A)not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.
36 If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed,[a] if his[b] passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Greek virgin; also verses 37, 38
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or her
1 Corinthians 7:35-36
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1 Corinthians 7:35-36
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35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided(A) devotion to the Lord.
36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong[a] and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning.(B) They should get married.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage
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