1 Corinthians
King James Version (KJV)

“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”
King James Version (KJV)
Neuerthelesse, to auoid fornication, let euery man haue his owne wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.
- Basic English Bible
but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each [woman] have her own husband.
- Darby Bible
Nevertheless, to avoid lewdness, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
- Webster's Bible
But because there is so much fornication every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman should have a husband.
- Weymouth Bible
But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
- World English Bible
But for fornycacioun eche man haue his owne wijf, and ech womman haue hir owne hosebonde.
- Wycliffe Bible
and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;
- Youngs Literal Bible
7:2 Yet, when it is needful, in order to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife. His own - For Christianity allows no polygamy.
1Co 7:2 [To avoid] fornication. To prevent this sin, and the temptations to it in an unmarried state, especially in a vicious community, it was best for each sex that they be married; the normal condition of the sexes.
If they are teaching against an unmarried couple living together then they are correct in doing so. I have heard of unmarried couples who are living together say "We just live together until we get married, but we do not have sex?" Now that may be true, but how is the outside world going to see it? Sex before marriage is considered fornication. That is to be avoided. Even if an unmarried couple lives together and they are waiting until they are married to have sex, to the outside world, the appearance of fornication is there. The bible teaches that we are not even to give the appearance of evil. So if a pastor is teaching against unmarried couples living together, I would say amen!
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