Hi :) I know that it’s a sin to have premarital sex but where exactly in the Bible does it specifically say “no sex before marriage” ? I was just wondering so that I knew how to back myself up the next time someone asked. I mean, I do understand purity and the sacredness of sex, but it’d be nice to have some distinct biblical references to help justify my beliefs.

Hi :) I know that it's a sin to have premarital sex but where exactly in the Bible does it specifically say "no sex before marriage" ? I was just wondering so that I knew how to back myself up the next time someone asked. I mean, I do understand purity and the sacredness of sex, but it'd be nice to have some distinct biblical references to help justify my beliefs.

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Anonymous

Well, there is no Hebrew or Greek word used in the Bible that precisely refers to sex before marriage. The Bible undeniably condemns adultery and sexual immorality, but is sex before marriage considered sexually immoral? According to 1 Corinthians 7:2, “yes” is the clear answer: “But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.” In this verse, Paul states that marriage is the “cure” for sexual immorality. First Corinthians 7:2 is essentially saying that, because people cannot control themselves and so many are having immoral sex outside of marriage, people should get married. Then they can fulfill their passions in a moral way.

Since 1 Corinthians 7:2 clearly includes sex before marriage in the definition of sexual immorality, all of the Bible verses that condemn sexual immorality as being sinful also condemn sex before marriage as sinful. Sex before marriage is included in the biblical definition of sexual immorality. There are numerous Scriptures that declare sex before marriage to be a sin (Acts 15:20; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 6:13, 18; 10:8; 2 Corinthians 12:21;Galatians 5:19; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Jude 7). The Bible promotes complete abstinence before marriage. Sex between a husband and his wife is the only form of sexual relations of which God approves (Hebrews 13:4).