1 Corinthians 7:1Open English Bible (US)
With reference to the subjects about which you wrote to me: It is good for a man to remain single.
With reference to the subjects about which you wrote to me: It is good for a man to remain single.
Ruth 1:4
who married Moabite women named Orpah and Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years,
Ruth 1:13
would you wait for them until they were grown up? Would you remain single for them? No, my daughters! My heart grieves for you, for the Lord has sent me adversity.”
Ruth 1:14
Then they again wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth stayed with her.
Ruth 2:17
So she gleaned in the field until evening, then beat out what she had gleaned. It was about a bushel of barley.
Esther 4:4
When Esther’s maids and attendants told her about Mordecai’s behavior, she was greatly troubled. She sent garments for Mordecai to put on, so that he could take off his sack-cloth, but he would not accept them.