1 Corinthians 7:1

In 9 translations

BSB

Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.Literally It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

KJV

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

WEB

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

ASV

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

LSV

And concerning the things of which you wrote to me: [it is] good for a man not to touch a woman,

YLT

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good [it is] for a man not to touch a woman,

DBY

But concerning the things of which ye have written [to me]: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman;

DRC

Now concerning the thing whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

GNV

Nowe concerning the thinges whereof ye wrote vnto mee, It were good for a man not to touche a woman.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Περὶ δὲ ὧν ἐγράψατε, καλὸν ἀνθρώπῳ γυναικὸς μὴ ἅπτεσθαι·

RP2018

Περὶ δὲ ὧν ἐγράψατέ μοι, καλὸν ἀνθρώπῳ γυναικὸς μὴ ἅπτεσθαι.

TR-Boyd

Περὶ δὲ ὧν ἐγράψατέ μοι, καλὸν ἀνθρώπῳ γυναικὸς μὴ ἅπτεσθαι.

SCR1894

περι δε ων εγραψατε μοι καλον ανθρωπω γυναικος μη απτεσθαι

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
• Matthew 19:10–11His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.” “Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
• 1 Corinthians 7:26–27Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is. Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
• 1 Corinthians 7:37–38But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well. So then, he who marries the virgin does well,…
• Genesis 20:6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
• Proverbs 6:29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
• Ruth 2:9Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have…

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