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12 Bible Verses About Relationships With a Boyfriend

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  • Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and Genesis 29:20 says the years seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
  • Boaz praised Ruth for not running after the younger men, and when she rose before anyone could be recognized, he said, “No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor” (Ruth 3:10-14).
  • Paul tells “the unmarried and the widows” that if they cannot control themselves they should marry (1 Corinthians 7:8-9).
  • 2 Corinthians 6:14 does not mention marriage; Paul’s direct word on a believer marrying is 1 Corinthians 7:39, “he must belong to the Lord.”
  • Jesus follows the Lord’s Prayer by returning to its line about forgiveness (Matthew 6:14-15).

The Bible speaks to a relationship with a boyfriend in two ways: through couples it describes before their wedding, and through what it tells believers about love, sexual restraint and forgiveness. Jacob worked seven years for Rachel (Genesis 29:20), and Joseph was pledged to Mary (Matthew 1:19). Boaz praises Ruth for her choice of man (Ruth 3:10-11). Paul describes love by what it does and does not do (1 Corinthians 13:4-5), calls avoiding sexual immorality God’s will (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5),…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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