1 Corinthians 7:2
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 7
“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”1 Corinthians 7:2
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:2 Mean?
1 Corinthians 7:2 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 7, verse 2 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Marriage.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 7:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 5:28“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”Proverbs 18:22“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”Genesis 2:24“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”Matthew 19:5“And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?”Ephesians 5:33“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”1 Corinthians 7:9“But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”1 Thessalonians 4:3“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”Proverbs 5:15“Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.”Proverbs 5:18“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”1 Corinthians 6:18“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”Proverbs 19:14“House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.”Malachi 2:14“Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”1 Timothy 4:3“Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”1 Corinthians 7:35“And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.”1 Thessalonians 4:4“That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;”Matthew 19:11“But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.”Luke 20:34“And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:”Revelation 2:14“But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.”Genesis 26:34“And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:”
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