Bible verses about "promiscuity" | Riverside

¹⁴ The name of Jesus was so much talked about that King Herod heard of it. Some were saying, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these mighty works are done by him." ¹⁵ Others said, "It is Elijah," and others said, "It is a prophet like one of the old prophets." ¹⁶ But Herod, when he heard about him, said, "John, the man whom I beheaded, has risen again." ¹⁷ Herod himself had sent and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married. ¹⁸ For John had said to Herod, "It is not right for you to have your brother's wife." ¹⁹ Herodias hated him and wished to kill him, but was unable to do so, ²⁰ because Herod reverenced John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When Herod heard John, he was much perplexed, and yet he was glad to listen to him. ²¹ But an opportunity came for Herodias when Herod, on his birthday, gave a feast to his high officials and military officers and the leading men of Galilee. ²² Then the daughter of Herodias came in and danced and pleased Herod and his guests. The King said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you will and I will give it to you." ²³ He swore, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to the half of my kingdom." ²⁴ The girl went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She replied, "The head of John the Baptizer." ²⁵ The girl immediately hurried in and said to the King, "I choose to have you give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter." ²⁶ This made the King very sorry, but on account of his oaths and his guests he was unwilling to refuse her. ²⁷ So he immediately sent one of the guardsmen with orders to bring John's head. The soldier went and beheaded him in the prison ²⁸ and brought the head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. ²⁹ When John's disciples heard about it, they came and took the body and laid it in a tomb.

¹ HE said to his disciples, "It cannot be but that occasions of stumbling will arise, but alas for him through whom they come! ² It would be better for him if, with a millstone hung around his neck, he had been flung into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

¹³ Let us live becomingly as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in sensuality and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy.

¹⁹ Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?

²⁸ But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman with lustful thoughts has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

³ Unchastity or any kind of impurity or greediness must not be mentioned among you, as befits holy people;

¹⁹ Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? ²⁰ For you were bought with a price. Glorify God then in your bodies.

⁹ Do you not know that unrighteous people will not inherit the kingdom of God? Make no mistake, neither the unchaste, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who practice unnatural vices, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the avaricious, nor drunkards, nor the abusive, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

²² But flee the passions of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, in the company of those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

⁸ I say to the unmarried and the widows, it is excellent for them to remain as I do. ⁹ But if they lack self-control, let them marry. It is better to marry than to burn.

¹³ No trial has taken you but what belongs to human nature. God is faithful and he will not let you be tried beyond your power, but will make, with the trial, a way of escape so that you can endure it.

¹⁹ The works of the flesh are obvious, such as unchastity, impurity, indecency, ²⁰ idolatry, magic, hatred, strife, jealousy, anger, rivalries, dissensions, factions, ²¹ envyings, drinking bouts, revelries, and the like. Of these I tell you beforehand, as I have already told you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

¹⁸ Shun unchastity. Every other sin that a man does is apart from the body, but the unchaste sins against his own body.