1Cor 7:37, 8:9, 9:4-5 | ESV | STEP | But whoever is firmly established in his heart , being under no necessity but having his desire under control , and has determined this in his heart , to keep her as his betrothed , he will do well .

1 Corinthians 7:37

37 But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well.

1 Corinthians 8:9

9 But take care ^athat this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block ^bto the weak.

1 Corinthians 9:4-5

4 ^cDo we not have the right to eat and drink? 5 ^dDo we not have the right to take along a believing wife, ^{▼▼Greek a sister as wife} as do the other apostles and ^fthe brothers of the Lord and ^gCephas?