1 Corinthians 7:9 makes the same point: marry if you lack self-control, to avoid burning with passion.

In 1 Corinthians 7:35, Paul prioritizes undivided devotion to the Lord, a contrasting perspective on marriage as a potential distraction.

First Corinthians 7:38 concludes that marriage is good but singleness is better, balancing the earlier mandate to marry.

1 Corinthians 6:18 commands fleeing sexual immorality; 7:2 provides marriage as the preventive measure.

Genesis 2:24 establishes the one-flesh union as God's original design — the foundation Paul builds on when urging marriage to avoid sexual sin.

Proverbs 5:15 uses the metaphor of drinking from one's own well to urge marital fidelity — directly supporting Paul's call to have your own spouse.

Acts 15:20 commands abstaining from sexual immorality, directly addressing the same problem that leads Paul to advise marriage here.

Hebrews 13:4 exhorts honoring marriage as undefiled, affirming the institution Paul recommends as a safeguard against immorality.

Matthew 19:5 cites the Genesis creation ordinance of marriage, grounding it in divine design rather than just as a remedy for sexual immorality.

1 Timothy 4:3 condemns forbidding marriage, affirming Paul's teaching that marriage is permissible and good.

In Matthew 19:10, the disciples view marriage as burdensome, contrasting Paul's positive reasoning for marriage to avoid immorality.

Matthew 19:11 introduces celibacy as a special gift, paralleling Paul's later allowance for singleness in the same chapter.

Ephesians 5:33 commands mutual love and respect — expanding Paul's marriage instruction from avoiding immorality to active relational duties.

First Thessalonians 4:3 defines sanctification as abstaining from sexual immorality, the same goal for which Paul advises marriage here.

Luke 20:34 situates marriage within the present age only, reinforcing Paul's contextual advice for this life rather than the resurrection.