1 Corinthians 7:2

1 Corinthians 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
• New International Version (NIV)But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Context of 1 Corinthians 7:2

1Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage]. 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. 3The husband must fulfill his [marital] duty to his wife [with good will and kindness], and likewise the wife to her husband. 4The wife does not have [exclusive] authority over her own body, but the husband shares with her; and likewise the husband does not have [exclusive] authority over his body, but the wife shares with him.

1 Corinthians 7:2 word by word

διὰ δὲ τὰς πορνείας ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἐχέτω, καὶ ἑκάστη τὸν ἴδιον ἄνδρα ἐχέτω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Neverthelessδέde · thenG1161
• ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
• fornicationπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• let every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• his ownἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• her ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• husbandἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 7:2

• 1 Corinthians 7:9But if they do not have [sufficient] self-control, they should marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
• 1 Corinthians 6:18Run away from sexual immorality [in any form, whether thought or behavior, whether visual or written]. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.
• Proverbs 5:18Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
• 1 Timothy 4:3who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.
• Proverbs 18:22He who finds a [true and faithful] wife finds a good thing And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.
• Proverbs 19:14House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers, But a wise, understanding, and sensible wife is [a gift and blessing] from the Lord.
• Malachi 2:14But you say, “Why [does He reject it]?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your marriage companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your vows].
• Ephesians 5:28Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2To avoid fornication - · verto, propter exercendam libidinem, vel ut libidinem licite exercere liceat. Probo hanc notionem ex Hebraeo, ibi זנה , zanah, est libidinem exercere, Hosea 4:10; : For they shall eat and not have enough; they shall commit whoredom, תזנו , libidinem exercebunt, and shall not increase. Here the prophet certainly does not speak of whoredom in our sense of the word; for the persons he mentions expected to have children, which cannot…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Nevertheless - But ( ̀ de). Though this is to be admitted as proper where it can be done, when a man has entire control of himself and his passions, and though in present circumstances it would be expedient, yet it may be proper also to enter into the marriage connection. To avoid fornication - Greek On account of ̀ diafornication. The word fornication is used here in the large sense of licentiousness in general. For the sake of the purity of society, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Due to widespread sexual immorality, Paul advises most Christians to marry (1 Corinthians 7:9). He balances the ideal of celibacy with an understanding of physical needs.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Here the general rule is given to avoid fornication--More literally, "on account of fornications," to which as being very prevalent at Corinth, and not even counted sins among the heathen, unmarried persons might be tempted. The plural, "fornications," marks irregular lusts, as contrasted with the unity of the marriage relation [Bengel]. let every man have--a positive command to all who have not the gift of continency, in fact to the great majority of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 7:2

• Celibacy
• Chastity
• Continence
• Marriage
• Stoicism
• Wife

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings