Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Some people think that this was written primarily for priests, but judging from what follows, this cannot be right. If he had meant it only for priests, he would have said so, but throughout this [chapter] he speaks of persons in general. Paul permits marriage as a concession, but the very fact that it is designed to avoid fornication shows that he is really trying to encourage virginity.
