Verse 2

But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:14 : 14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  • 1 Cor 7:9 : 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
  • Eph 5:33 : 33 However, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  • Prov 5:18-19 : 18 May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, and may you always be captivated by her love.
  • Prov 18:22 : 22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
  • 1 Cor 6:18 : 18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every sin a person commits is outside the body, but the one who sins sexually sins against their own body.
  • 1 Tim 4:3 : 3 They will forbid marriage and require abstinence from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
  • Eph 5:28 : 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
  • Mal 2:14 : 14 Yet you ask, 'Why?' Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.