7Now concerning the things about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to touch^a a woman.” ²But because of sexual immorality, let each man have^b his own wife and let each woman have her own husband.

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aI.e., in a sexual sense
bI.e., in the sense of “have sexual relations with”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now in response to the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because sexual immorality is so common, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman should have sexual relations with her own husband.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations. But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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