It is good for a man not to touch a woman ...

[John of Japan]

Translating it openly is a wee bit crude IMHO, but it gets Pauls point across better.

Unless Paul's point was not "going all the way" but simply preparatory feelings, to put it delicately....

 

[Deacon]

But the term covers both senses.

Rob

 

[John of Japan]

But the term covers both senses.

Rob

How could this be unless the actual act of producing a new life and all previous acts were the same in moral gravity?

 

[Jim1999]

A Personal note to Keith: My quote was incorrect and should have read Gen 20:6. The Proverbs verse is noted as being the LXX....I should have quoted the actual LXX version, and I failed. Sorry.

Cheers,

Jim