Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.
King James Version
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Holman Bible
But because sexual immorality is so common,
International Standard Version
Because sexual immorality is so rampant, every man should have his own wife, and every woman should have her own husband.
A Conservative Version
But because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
American Standard Version
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Amplified
But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
An Understandable Version
But, because of so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
Anderson New Testament
But, to avoid lewd practices, let every man have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.
Bible in Basic English
But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.
Common New Testament
But because of immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I answer, with regard to the licentious, it is best for a man, to have his wife; and for a woman to have her husband.
Darby Translation
but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each woman have her own husband.
Godbey New Testament
but on account of fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Goodspeed New Testament
But there is so much immorality that every man had better have a wife of his own, and every woman a husband of her own.
John Wesley New Testament
Yet, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife; and let every woman have her own husband.
Julia Smith Translation
And, on account of fornication, let each have his own wife, and let each have her own husband.
King James 2000
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife and let each woman have her own husband.
Modern King James verseion
But, because of the fornications, let each have his own wife, and let each have her own husband.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his wife: and let every woman have her husband.
Moffatt New Testament
but there is so much immorality that every man had better have a wife of his own and every woman a husband of her own.
Montgomery New Testament
but because there is so much immorality let each man have his own wife; and let each women have her own husband.
NET Bible
But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
New Heart English Bible
But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Noyes New Testament
but on account of the commonness of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.
Sawyer New Testament
but on account of fornications, let each man have his wife, and each woman have her husband.
The Emphasized Bible
But, on account of fornications, let, each man, have, his own wife, and, each woman, have, her own husband:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But because of the whoredoms, let every man have his own wife, and every wife her own husband.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, owing to the prevalence of immorality, I advise every man to have his own wife, and every woman her husband.
Webster
Nevertheless, to avoid lewdness, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Weymouth New Testament
But because there is so much fornication every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman should have a husband.
Williams New Testament
but because of so much sexual immorality every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman a husband of her own.
World English Bible
But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Worrell New Testament
but, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Worsley New Testament
Nevertheless to prevent whoredoms, let every one have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Youngs Literal Translation
and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;
Themes
Defrauding » Not defrauding others
Husbands' » Should have but one wife
Marriage » The duties of a husband
Marriage » The duties of a wife
Marriage » Why you should get married
Marriage » Designed for » Preventing fornication
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 7:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Concerning Christian Marriage
1 Now concerning the things of which ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence, and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:9
But if they do not have the gift of continence, let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn.
Proverbs 5:18-19
Thy fountain shall be blessed; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Proverbs 18:22
Whosoever found a wife found a good thing and has attained the favour of the LORD.
Proverbs 19:14
House and riches are the inheritance from fathers, but the prudent wife is from the LORD.
Malachi 2:14
Yet ye say, Why? Because the LORD has been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously; yet she is thy companion and the wife of thy covenant.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee fornication. Any other sin that a man does is outside the body, but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.
Ephesians 5:28
So ought husbands to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself.
Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless, let each one of you do likewise, let each one so love his wife even as himself, and let the wife see that she reverences her husband.
1 Timothy 4:3
they shall forbid to marry and shall command men to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and have known the truth.