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1 Corinthians 7:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Corinthians 7:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Directions concerning Marriage
7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But because of the temptation to immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.[a]
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- 7.2 Note Paul’s insistence on equality of man and woman in certain aspects of Christian marriage, and his recognition that the unmarried state is also a gift from God.
1 Corinthians 7:1-2
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:1-2
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Concerning Married Life
7 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”(A) 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.
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