1 Corinthians 7:35

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I am saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you, but so that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

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  • 1 Cor 7:36 : 36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry.
  • Eph 5:3 : 3 But sexual immorality, all impurity, or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints.
  • Phil 4:8 : 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise—think about these things.
  • 1 Tim 1:10 : 10 the sexually immoral, those who practice homosexuality, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
  • Titus 2:3 : 3 Likewise, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things.
  • Matt 19:12 : 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way, there are eunuchs who were made that way by others, and there are eunuchs who made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone who can accept this accept it.
  • Luke 8:14 : 14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.
  • Luke 10:40-42 : 40 But Martha was distracted by much serving. So she came to Him and asked, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.' 41 The Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.' 42 'But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.'
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:5-9 : 5 Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7 I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. 8 To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain as I am. 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
  • 1 Cor 7:28 : 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
  • 1 Cor 7:33-34 : 33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife. 34 And his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs. Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

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  • 1 Cor 7:31-34
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    31And those who use the things of this world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

    32I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord.

    33But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife.

    34And his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs. Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:36-40
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    36If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry.

    37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.

    38So then, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.

    39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.

    40Yet in my opinion, she is happier if she remains as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

  • 1 Cor 7:24-29
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    24Brothers and sisters, each one should remain with God in the condition they were in when called.

    25Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.

    26Because of the present distress, I think it is good for a person to remain as they are.

    27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

    28But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

    29This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.

  • 1 Cor 7:1-12
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    1Now concerning the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

    3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

    4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

    6I say this as a concession, not as a command.

    7I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

    8To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain as I am.

    9But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

    12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

  • 2 Cor 11:2
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    2For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
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    14Therefore, I desire that younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

  • 1 Cor 7:16-17
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    16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

    17Nevertheless, each person should live as the Lord has assigned them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.

  • 1 Cor 6:15
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    15Don't you know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

  • 1 Thess 4:3-5
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    3For this is God’s will: your sanctification—that you abstain from sexual immorality.

    4That each of you knows how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

    5not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.

  • Titus 2:5
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    5to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

  • Eph 5:27
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    27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

  • 1 Pet 3:2-3
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    2When they observe your pure and reverent behavior.

    3Let your beauty not be external—such as elaborate hairstyles, the wearing of gold jewelry, or fine clothes.

  • 1 Tim 5:11
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    11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their physical desires draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry,

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that your progress may be evident to all.

  • 1 Tim 2:9
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    9Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing,

  • 1 Cor 10:33
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    33Just as I also try to please everyone in all things, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    2For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

    3Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3We give no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited.

  • Eph 5:32
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    32This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

  • 1 Cor 7:20
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    20Each person should remain in the condition in which they were called.