1 Corinthians 7:1–2
7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: t“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations. 2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me:
It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Now I will discuss the things you wrote me about. It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman. 2 But because sexual sin is a danger, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 But concerning the things of which ye have written to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman; 2 but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Now, concerning the things that you wrote about: It’s good for men not to get married. 2 But in order to avoid sexual sins, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Now in response to the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have relations with a woman.” 2 But because sexual immorality is so common, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.” 2 But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.” 2 But because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife and let each woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Now I want to deal with the things you wrote me about.
Some of you say, “It is good for a man not to have sex with a woman.” 2 But since there is so much sexual sin, each man should have his own wife. And each woman should have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote, 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.