1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:1–2

¹Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.^a ²But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

Footnotes

a 7:1 Literally It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

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1 Corinthians 7:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
for	Περὶ	Peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
the matters	ὧν	hōn	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
you wrote about	ἐγράψατε	egrapsate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1125 I write
good	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
to abstain from sexual relations	ἅπτεσθαι	haptesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle	G680 I touch or handle

1 Corinthians 7:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
because	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
sexual immorality	πορνείας	porneias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G4202 fornication, idolatry
each man	ἕκαστος	hekastos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1538 each, every one
should have	ἐχέτω	echetō	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
his	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
wife	γυναῖκα	gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
each woman	ἑκάστη	hekastē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1538 each, every one
own	ἴδιον	idion	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
husband	ἄνδρα	andra	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 7:1 1 Corinthians 7:8 · 1 Corinthians 7:26–27 · Matthew 19:10–11 · 1 Corinthians 7:37–38 · Genesis 20:6

1 Corinthians 7:2 Ephesians 5:28 · Ephesians 5:33 · 1 Corinthians 7:9 · Proverbs 5:18–19 · Proverbs 18:22 · 1 Corinthians 6:18 · Proverbs 19:14 · Malachi 2:14 · 1 Timothy 4:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.