Bible verses about "promiscuity" | Worrell

¹⁴ And the king Herod heard of Him, (for His name became famous), and he said, "John the Immerser has risen from the dead; and, because of this, the powers are working in Him." ¹⁵ But others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets." ¹⁶ But Herod, hearing of Him, said, "It is he whom I beheaded, John, the same was raised." ¹⁷ For Herod himself, sending forth, laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, his brother, because he married her. ¹⁸ For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." ¹⁹ And Herodias was holding it against him, and was wishing to kill him; and she could not; ²⁰ for Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he was preserving him. ²¹ And, an opportune day having come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper for his nobles and for the chief captains, and the chief men of Galilee; ²² and the daughter of Herodias herself coming in and dancing, it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, "Ask of me whatsoever you wish, and I will give it to you." ²³ And he swore to her, "Whatsoever you ask of me, I will give it to you, unto half of my kingdom." ²⁴ And, having gone out, she said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Immerser." ²⁵ And, coming in straight-way, in haste, to the king, she asked, saying, "I wish that you would, forthwith, give me on a dish, the head of John the Immerser." ²⁶ And, though becoming very sorrowful, the king, because of his oaths, and those reclining with him, would not thwart her. ²⁷ And the king, straightway sending off one of his guard, gave orders to bring his head; and, departing, he beheaded him in the prison, ²⁸ and brought his head on a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother. ²⁹ And, having heard of it, his disciples came and took up his corpse, and placed it in a tomb.

¹ And He said to His disciples, "It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe to him through whom they come! ² It were profitable for him, if a millstone were placed about his neck, and he thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

¹³ As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy;

¹⁹ Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom ye have from God, and that ye are not your own?

²⁸ but I say to you, that every one who looks upon a woman, to lust after her, already committed adultery with her in his heart.

³ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becomes saints;

¹⁹ Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom ye have from God, and that ye are not your own? ²⁰ For ye were bought with a price; glorify God, therefore, in your body.

⁹ Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God.

²² But flee youthful desires; and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

⁸ Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them, if they remain even as I am. ⁹ But, if they have not continency let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

¹³ A temptation has not taken you, except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, ²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strifes, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, ²¹ envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, as I also said before, that those practicing such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.

¹⁸ Flee fornication. Every sin which a man commits is without the body; but he that commits adultery sins against his own body.