1Cor 7:8-9, 1Ti 4:3, 5:11, Heb 13:4 | ESV | STEP | To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as , I am.

1 Corinthians 7:8-9

8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that ^ait is good for them to remain single ^bas, I am. 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, ^cthey should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

1 Timothy 4:3

3 ^dwho forbid marriage and ^erequire abstinence from foods ^fthat God created ^gto be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 5:11

11 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when ^htheir passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry

Hebrews 13:4

4 ⁱLet marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge ^jthe sexually immoral and adulterous.