“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’” Genesis 1:27-28

"So God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself; male and female he created them. God blessed them and told them, "Multiply and fill the earth and subdue it. Be masters over the fish and birds and all the animals." Genesis 1:27-28 NLT

“And Adam said: ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.’ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” Genesis 2:23-25

"'At last!'" Adam exclaimed. 'She is part of my own flesh and bone! She will be called woman, because she was taken out of a man.' This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Now, although Adam and his wife were both naked, neither of them felt any shame." Genesis 2:23-25 NLT

“Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, ‘I have acquired a man from the Lord’. TheN she bore again, this time his brother Abel.” Genesis 4:1-2a

"Now Adam slept with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When the time came, she gave birth to Cain, and she said, 'With the LORD's help, I have brought forth a man!' Later she gave birth to a second son and named him Abel." Genesis 4:1-2a NLT

“Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, streams of water in the streets? Let them be only your own, and not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth. As a loving deer and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and always be enraptured with her love. For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman, and be embraced in the arms of a seductress? For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He ponders all his paths.” Proverbs 5:15-21

"Drink water from your own well -- share your love only with your wife. Why spill the water of your springs in public, having sex with just anyone? You should reserve it for yourselves. Don't share it with strangers. Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. She is a loving doe, a graceful deer. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, with an immoral woman, or embrace the breasts of an adulterous woman? For the LORD sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes." Proverbs 5:15-21 NLT

“And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, ‘Lie with me.’ But he refused and said to his master’s wife, ‘Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?’” Genesis 39:7-9

"And about this time, Potiphar's wife began to desire him and invited him to sleep with her. But Joseph refused. 'Look,' he told her, 'my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. No one here has more authority than I do! He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I ever do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.'" Genesis 39:7-9 NLT

“Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 9:9

"Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you in this world. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil." Ecclesiastes 9:9 NLT

“The Shulamite: 'Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth – for your love is better than wine. Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, your name is ointment poured forth; therefore the virgins love you.'“ Song of Solomon 1:1-3

"Young Woman: 'Kiss me again and again, for your love is sweeter than wine. How fragrant your cologne, and how pleasing your name! No wonder all the young women love you!'" Song of Solomon 1:2-3 NLT

The Shulamite: “'While the king is at his table, my spikenard sends forth its fragrance. A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me that lies all night between my breasts. My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms in the vineyards of En Gedi.' The Beloved: 'Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove eyes.' The Shulamite: 'Behold you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green.'” Song of Solomon 1:12-16

Young Woman: "'The king is lying on his couch, enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume. My lover is like a sachet of myrrh lying between my breasts. He is like a bouquet of flowers in the gardens of En-gedi.' Young Man: 'How beautiful you are, my beloved, how beautiful! Your eyes are soft like doves.' Young Woman: 'What a lovely, pleasant sight you are, my love, as we lie here on the grass'" Song of Solomon 1:12-16 NLT

The Shulamite: “He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. Sustain me with cakes of raisins. Refresh me with apples, for I am lovesick. His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, do not stir up nor awaken love until it pleases.” Song of Solomon 2:4-7

Young Woman: "He brings me to the banquet hall, so everyone can see how much he loves me. Oh, feed me with your love -- your raisins and your apples -- for I am utterly lovesick! His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me. Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the swift gazelles and the deer of the wild, not to awaken love until the time is right." Song of Solomon 2:4-7 NLT

“Behold you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats, going down from Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep which have come up from the washing, every one of which bears twins, and none is barren among them. Your lips are like a strand of scarlet, an your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil are like a piece of pomegranate. Your neck is like the tower of David, built for an armor, on which hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies….You are all fair, my love, and there is no spot in you.” Song of Solomon 4:1-5, 7

Young Man: "How beautiful you are, my beloved, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are like doves. Your hair falls in waves, like a flock of goats frisking down the slopes of Gilead. Your teeth are as white as sheep, newly shorn and washed. They are perfectly matched; not one is missing. Your lips are like a ribbon of scarlet. Oh, how beautiful your mouth! Your cheeks behind your veil are like pomegranate halves -- lovely and delicious. Your neck is as stately as the tower of David, jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes. Your breasts are like twin fawns of a gazelle, feeding among the lilies....You are so beautiful, my beloved, so perfect in every part." Song of Solomon 4:1-5, 7 NLT

“Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13:4

"Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be unpolluted; fornicators and adulterers God will judge." Hebrews 13:4 In Modern Speech

“Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” 1 Corinthians 7:3-5

"Let the husband pay his wife her due, and let a woman also pay her husband his. A wife has not the control of her own person, but her husband has. In the same way a husband has not the control of his own person, but his wife has. Do not deprive one another -- unless by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer and then associate again; otherwise Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control." 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 In Modern Speech

"Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, 'I am the Lord your God. According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwell, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances. You shall observe My judgements and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgements, which, if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.'" Leviticus 18:2-5

"Say this to your people, the Israelites: 'I, the LORD, am your God. So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life. You must obey all my regulations and be careful to keep my laws, for I, the LORD, am your God. If you obey my laws and regulations, you will find life through them. I am the LORD." Leviticus 18:2-5 NLT

"None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord." Leviticus 18:6

"You must never have sexual intercourse with a close relative, for I am the LORD." Leviticus 18:6 NLT

"'The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.'" Leviticus 18:7

"Do not violate your father by having sexual intercourse with your mother. She is your mother; you must never have intercourse with her." Leviticus 18:7 NLT

"'The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover; it is your father's nakedness.'" Leviticus 18:8

"Do not have sexual intercourse with any of your father's wives, for this would violate your father." Leviticus 18:8 NLT

"'The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover....The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotton of your by your father -- she is your sister -- you shall not uncover her nakedness....Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.'" Leviticus 18:9, 11, 18

"Do not have sexual intercourse with your sister or half sister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was brought up in the same family or somewhere else....Do not have sexual intercourse with the daughter of any of your father's wives; she is your half sister....Do not marry a woman and her sister because they will be rivals. But if your wife dies, then it is all right to marry her sister." Leviticus 18:9, 11, 18 NLT

"'The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover, for theirs is your own nakedness....You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law -- she is your son's wife -- you shall not uncover their nakedness.'" Leviticus 18:10, 15

"Do not have sexual intercourse with your granddaughter, whether your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter; that would violate you....Do not have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife." Leviticus 18:10, 15 NLT

"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is near kin to your father. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is near kin to your mother. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt....You shall not ucover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness.'" Leviticus 18:12-14, 16

"Do not have intercourse with your aunt, your father's sister, because she is your father's close relative. Do not have sexual intercourse with your aunt, your mother's sister, because she is your mother's close relative. And do not violate your uncle, your father's brother, by having sexual intercourse with his wife; she also is your aunt....Do not have intercourse with your brother's wife; this would violate your brother." Leviticus 18:12-14, 16 NLT

"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness.'" Leviticus 18:17

"Do not have sexual intercourse with both a woman and her daughter or marry both a woman and her granddaughter, whether her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter. They are close relatives, and to do this would be a horrible wickedness." Leviticus 18:17 NLT

"'You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.'" Leviticus 18:22

"Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin." Leviticus 18:22 NLT

"'Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.'" Leviticus 18:23

"A man must never defile himself by having sexual intercourse with an animal, and a woman must never present herself to a male animal in order to have intercourse with it; this is a terrible perversion." Leviticus 18:23 NLT

"'Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. For the land is defiled; therefore I visit the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.'" Leviticus 18:24-25

"Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the people I am expelling from the Promised Land have defiled themselves. As a result, the entire land has become defiled. That is why I am punishing the people who live there, and the land will soon vomit them out." Leviticus 18:24-25 NLT

"All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." 1 Corinthians 6:12-13

"Eveything is allowable to me, but not everything is profitable. Everything is allowable to me, but to nothing will I become enslaved. Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food, and God will bring both of them to nothing. The body is not for licentiousness, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body" 1 Corinthians 6:12-13 In Modern Speech

"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For 'the two' He says, 'shall become one flesh'." 1 Corinthians 6:15-16

"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I, then, take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? God forbid! Or do you not know that a man who is tied to a harlot is one with her in body? For God says, 'THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE'." 1 Corinthians 6:15-16 In Modern Speech

"Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body." 1 Corinthians 6:18

"Flee from licentiousness. Any other sin that a man commits is outside the body; but the licentious man sins against his own body." 1 Corinthians 6:18 In Modern Speech

"Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's." 1 Corinthians 6 19-20.

"Or do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit within you -- the Spirit whom you have from God? And you are not your own, for you have been bought at a price. Glorify God, then, in your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 In Modern Speech

"I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh; and these aer contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish." Galatians 5:16-17

"I say then, let your lives be guided by the Spirit, and then you will not fulfill the cravings of our lower nature. For the cravings of the lower nature are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit is opposed to the lower nature, because these are antagonistic to each other, so that you cannot do as you would wish." Galatians 5:16-17 In Modern Speech

"Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-20

"Now the doings of the lower nature are familiar to you, namely, licentiousness, impurity, indecency, idol-worship, magic, animosity, strife, jealousy, ill temper, intrigues, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I forewarn you, as I have already forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-20 In Modern Speech

"Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago wer marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ." Jude 3-4

"Beloved ones, while I was eager to write to you on the subject of our common salvation, I find myself constrained to write and urge you to defend the faith delivered once for all to the saints. For certain persons have crept in unnoticed -- men for whom in ancient writings this condemnation was foretold -- ungodly men, who pervert the grace of our God into immorality, and disown Jesus Christ, our only Sovereign and Lord." Jude 3-4 In Modern Speech

"But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in evelasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengence of eternal fire." Jude 5-6

"I desire to remind you -- although the whole matter is sufficiently familiar to you -- that the Lord saved a people out of the land of Egypt, but afterwards destroyed those who had no faith. And angels who did not keep their own primacy [state of order, rank], but deserted their proper abode, He reserves in everlasting bonds, in darkness, for the judgment of the great day. So also Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, having in the same manner been guilty of gross immorality and pursued unnatural vice, are now before us as an example of eternal fire in the punishment which they are undergoing." Jude 5-6 In Modern Speech

"But you beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." Jude 20-21

"But do you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ which issues in eternal life." Jude 20-21 In Modern Speech