35 Bible Verses about Sexual Purity

For this is the will of God, even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication,

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness: but unto holiness.

that every one of you should know how to keep his vessel in holiness and honour,

And I meant not at all of the fornicators of this world, either of the covetous, or of extortioners, either of the idolaters - for then must ye needs have gone out of the world -

Flee fornication. All sins that a man doth, are without the body. But he that is a fornicator, sinneth against his own body.

and whoremongers; to them that defile themselves with mankind; to menstealers; to liars and to perjured, and so forth if there be any other thing that is contrary to wholesome doctrine

Either, know ye not how that your bodies are the temple of the holy ghost, which is in you, whom he have of God, and how that ye are not your own?

but and if they cannot abstain, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn.

Meats are ordained for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Let not the body be applied unto fornication, but unto the Lord, and the Lord unto the body.

And such were ye verily: but ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified by the name of the Lord Jesus: And by the spirit of our God.

The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness,

Let wedlock be had in price in all points, and let the chamber be undefiled: for whore keepers and adulterers God will judge.

So that fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, be not once named among you, as it becometh saints:

for which thing's sakes the wrath of God cometh on the children of unbelief.

And he that is a whore's child shall not come in the congregation of the LORD; no, in the tenth generation he shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

that no man go too far and defraud his brother in bargaining, because the Lord is avenger of all such things: as we told you before time, and testified unto you.

Seeing that we have such promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and grow up to full holiness in the fear of God.

For without shall be dogs and enchanters, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth or maketh lies.

Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:

but that we write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of images, from fornication, from strangled, and from blood.

Then said Mary unto the angel, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?"

the elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all pureness.

Also they repented not of their murder, and of their sorcery, neither of their fornication, neither of their theft.

Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth in at the mouth, descendeth down into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

And if a woman lie with such a one, they shall wash themselves with water and be unclean until even.

that is to say: that ye abstain from things offered to images, from blood, from strangled and fornication. From which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. So fare ye well."

And the LORD talked with Moses, saying,

That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words,

If a maid be handfasted unto a husband, and then a man find her in the town and lay with her,

Wherefore, be ye not unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Unto the married command not I, but the Lord: that the wife separate not herself from the man.

These are they, which were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from men being the first fruits unto God and to the lamb,

Therefore let us keep holiday, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wickedness - but with the sweet bread of pureness and truth.

And the LORD said unto Moses, "Go unto the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes:

Which, being past repentance, have given themselves unto wantonness, to work all manner of uncleanness even with greediness.