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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul gives the believers some specific instructions on marriage.
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# Now
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Paul is introducing a new topic in his teaching.
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# the issues you wrote about
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The Corinthians had written a letter to Paul to ask for answers to certain questions.
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# about: "It is good for a man not to touch a woman." But because
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Possible meanings are 1) Paul is quoting what the Corinthians had written, "about: you wrote, 'It is good for a man not to touch a woman.' That is true, but because" or 2) Paul is saying what he really thinks, "about: my answer is that yes, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. But because"
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# It is good
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"It is most helpful"
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# for a man
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Possible meanings are 1) "a man" refers to a married man. AT: "a husband" or 2) "a man" refers to any man.
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# not to touch a woman
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Possible meanings are 1) "touch a woman" is a euphemism for having sexual relations. AT: "not to have sexual relations with his wife for a while" or 2) "touch a woman" is a metonym for marry. AT: "not to marry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]).
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# But because of temptations for many immoral acts, each
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"But because Satan tempts people to commit sexual sin, each" or "But we desire to commit sexual sin because of our sinful nature, so each"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/tempt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fornication]] |