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1 Corinthians 7:2 (WEB)
But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Fathers and councils · 9

John Damascene, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.24Book IV
“Good indeed is the procreation of children enjoined by the law, and good is marriage on account of fornications, for it does away with these, and by lawful intercourse does not permit the madness of desire to be enflamed into unlawful acts.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. vii. 2.
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Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.1Festal Letters
“…harmony, saying, To virgins, the things of virgins; and to those who love the way of abstinence, the things of abstinence; and to those who are married, the things of an honourable marriage; thus assigning to each its own virtues and an honourable recompense.” — editor's note: Cf. 1 Cor. vii. 2, 5.
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Jerome, Letters Letter 48
“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. vii. 1, 2.
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Tertullian, On Modesty Chapter 16
“…to have no contact with a woman; but, on account of fornication, let each one have his own wife: let husband to wife, and wife to husband, render what is due.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. vii. 1–3.
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Tertullian, On Monogamy Chapter 11
“The very phases themselves of this (inexperience) are intelligible from (the apostle’s) rescripts, when he says: “But concerning these (things) which ye write; good it is for a man not to touch a woman; but, on account of fornications, let each one have his own wife.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. vii. 1, 2.
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Gregory the Great, The Book of Pastoral Rule II.5Part II
“Let the husband render unto the wife her due, and likewise the wife unto the husband (1 Cor. vii. 2).” — the author cites it
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Gregory the Great, The Book of Pastoral Rule III.28Part III
“…he said, It is good for a man not to touch a woman: but on account of fornication let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband (1 Cor. vii. 1, 2).” — the author cites it
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Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies Book 3
“Et rursus: “Unusquisque autem suam uxorem habeat, ne tenter vos Satanas.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. vii. 2, 5.
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Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.33Book III
“But every one has his proper gift from God; one in one way, but another in another way.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. vii. 1–7.
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