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| I wanted to know what the Bible says about sex before marriage, and if you could tell me where to look in the Bible. I read both the Old King James Version and the New International Version. I've been trying to find this for some time and can't seem to, thank you for your time and God Bless. |
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| The basic passage is Genesis 2:4 which is also quoted by Jesus in Matthew 19:6. God instituted marriage to be a union of one man and one woman. The man is to leave his father and mother and be united to his wife. Only then do they become one flesh to enjoy the blessing of sexual intercourse that God gives us in marriage. He 13:4 and 1 Co 7:2-5 also speak about marriage as the only place where God wants his gift of sexual intercourse to be practiced. The better way to translate 1 Thess 4:3-5 (instead of "control his own body" in the NIV the words should read "obtain a wife") also speaks to this point. |
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