1 Corinthians 7:28
But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.
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- 1 Cor 7:32-36 : 32 And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife, 34 and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband. 35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord. 36 If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.
- 2 Cor 1:23 : 23 Why Paul Postponed His Visit Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.
- Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
- 1 Cor 7:26 : 26 Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.
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- 1 Cor 7:24-274 verses84%
24In whatever situation someone was called, brothers and sisters, let him remain in it with God.
25Remaining Unmarried With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.
26Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.
27The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.
- 1 Cor 7:32-409 verses81%
32And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
33But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,
34and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.
35I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.
36If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.
37But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his own virgin, does well.
38So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.
39A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord).
40But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is– and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!
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29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
- 1 Cor 7:4-1613 verses79%
4It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.
5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then resume your relationship, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
7I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.
8To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.
9But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.
10To the married I give this command– not I, but the Lord– a wife should not divorce a husband
11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
12To the rest I say– I, not the Lord– if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.
13And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is happy to live with her, she should not divorce him.
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
15But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.
16For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?
- 1 Cor 7:1-22 verses75%
1Celibacy and Marriage Now with regard to the issues you wrote about:“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”
2But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
- Rom 7:2-43 verses74%
2For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.
3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.
4So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you could be joined to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, to bear fruit to God.
- Matt 19:9-102 verses72%
9Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
10The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
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18Flee sexual immorality!“Every sin a person commits is outside of the body”– but the immoral person sins against his own body.
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30You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.
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4Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
- 1 Cor 6:15-162 verses69%
15Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
16Or do you not know that anyone who is united with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said,“The two will become one flesh.”
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7Or who among you has become engaged to a woman but has not married her? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else marry her.”
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28Suppose a man comes across a virgin who is not engaged and takes hold of her and sleeps with her and they are discovered.
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25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.
- Luke 20:34-352 verses68%
34So Jesus said to them,“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
35But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
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28But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she will be free of ill effects and will be able to bear children.
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13He must take a wife who is a virgin.
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11But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,
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6Vows Made by Married Women“And if she marries a husband while under a vow, or she uttered anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,
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18“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
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28In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”