17 Bibelverse über Sex



  • Genesis 2:24, “they shall become one flesh”, is quoted by Jesus in a question about divorce (Matthew 19:5) and by Paul in 1 Corinthians 6:16 and Ephesians 5:31.
  • 1 Corinthians 7:3-4 gives the husband authority over his wife’s body and the wife authority over her husband’s in matching sentences.
  • Proverbs 5 sets delight in “the wife of your youth” against the forbidden woman whose steps “follow the path to Sheol”.
  • 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 follows its list of sins, sexual immorality among them, with “And such were some of you. But you were washed.”
  • Deuteronomy 22:25-27 holds only the man guilty when a betrothed woman is seized in the open country, and likens her to the victim of a murderous attack.

The Bible places sex within marriage, where husband and wife “shall become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Proverbs 5:18-19 and Song of Solomon 4:7 celebrate desire between spouses, and 1 Corinthians 7:3-4 gives each a claim on the other’s body. The warnings fall on sexual immorality, which the New Testament lists beside greed and idolatry (1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Colossians 3:5), on lust in the heart (Matthew 5:28), and on wronging another person (1 Thessalonians 4:3-6). Deuteronomy 22:25-27 puts to death the…

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