1 Corinthians 7:38

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So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

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Referenced Verses

  • 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 7:37 : 37 But 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.
  • 1 Cor 7:1-2 : 1 Celibacy 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.” 2 But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:8 : 8 To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.
  • 1 Cor 7:26 : 26 Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.
  • 1 Cor 7:32-34 : 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.

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  • 1 Cor 7:32-37
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    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.

  • 1 Cor 7:7-13
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    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.

  • 1 Cor 7:39-40
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    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!

  • 1 Cor 7:25-29
    5 verses
    78%

    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.

    28But 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.

    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 7:1-4
    4 verses
    74%

    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.

    3A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband.

    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.

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    73%

    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.

  • Matt 19:10
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    10The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”

  • Exod 22:16-17
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    71%

    16Moral and Ceremonial Laws“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and goes to bed with her, he must surely pay the marriage price for her to be his wife.

    17If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins.

  • Exod 21:9-10
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    9If he designated her for his son, then he will deal with her according to the customary rights of daughters.

    10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish the first one’s food, her clothing, or her marital rights.

  • Deut 20:7
    71%

    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.”

  • Matt 22:25
    70%

    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 20:33-35
    3 verses
    69%

    33In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.”

    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.

  • Lev 21:13
    69%

    13He must take a wife who is a virgin.

  • Deut 24:1
    69%

    1If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something indecent in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.

  • Prov 18:22
    69%

    22The one who has found a good wife has found what goodness is, and obtained a delightful gift from the LORD.

  • Deut 7:3
    69%

    3You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

  • Num 30:16
    69%

    16These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses, relating to a man and his wife, and a father and his young daughter who is still living in her father’s house.

  • Num 36:6
    69%

    6This is what the LORD has commanded for Zelophehad’s daughters:‘Let them marry whomever they think best, only they must marry within the family of their father’s tribe.

  • Deut 22:28-29
    2 verses
    69%

    28Suppose a man comes across a virgin who is not engaged and takes hold of her and sleeps with her and they are discovered.

    29The man who has slept with her must pay her father fifty shekels of silver and she must become his wife. Because he has humiliated her, he may never divorce her as long as he lives.

  • Num 36:8
    69%

    8And every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any of the tribes of the Israelites must become the wife of a man from any family in her father’s tribe, so that every Israelite may retain the inheritance of his fathers.

  • 1 Cor 7:16
    68%

    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?

  • Luke 16:18
    68%

    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.

  • Luke 20:29
    68%

    29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

  • Mark 10:11
    68%

    11So he told them,“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

  • Matt 5:31
    68%

    31Divorce“It was said,‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’