1 Corinthians 7:26

In view of the present crisis, I think it is prudent for a man to stay as he is.

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now about what you asked: "Is it advisable for a man not to marry?"

1 Corinthians 7:8

I say to those who are unmarried, especially to widows: It is good for them to remain like me.

Luke 21:23

"How terrible it will be for those women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! because there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

Jeremiah 16:2-4

"You are not to take a wife, nor are you to have sons or daughters in this place."

Matthew 24:19

"How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!

Luke 23:28-29

But Jesus turned to them and said, "Women of Jerusalem, stop crying for me. Instead, cry for yourselves and for your children,

1 Corinthians 7:28

But if you do get married, you have not sinned. And if a virgin gets married, she has not sinned. However, these people will experience trouble in this life, and I want to spare you from that.

1 Corinthians 7:35-38

An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, that is, about how she can please her husband. I'm saying this for your benefit, not to put a noose around your necks, but to promote good order and unhindered devotion to the Lord.

1 Peter 4:17

For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. And if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who refuse to obey the gospel of God?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

Bible References

That

1 Corinthians 7:1
Now about what you asked: "Is it advisable for a man not to marry?"
Jeremiah 16:2
"You are not to take a wife, nor are you to have sons or daughters in this place."
Matthew 24:19
"How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!
Luke 21:23
"How terrible it will be for those women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! because there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.
Luke 23:28
But Jesus turned to them and said, "Women of Jerusalem, stop crying for me. Instead, cry for yourselves and for your children,
1 Peter 4:17
For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. And if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who refuse to obey the gospel of God?

General references

Jeremiah 16:2
"You are not to take a wife, nor are you to have sons or daughters in this place."
Matthew 19:10
His disciples asked him, "If that is the relationship of a man with his wife, it's not worth getting married!"
1 Corinthians 7:8
I say to those who are unmarried, especially to widows: It is good for them to remain like me.

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