– Virginal chastity:
1Cor 7,1.7s.34 : I think it would be good for a man not to touch a woman.
– Marital chastity:
Tit 2,4s : That they know how to teach young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be prudent, chaste.
1Pt 3,2 : By observing your chaste and reserved life.
– Chastity in widowhood:
Lc 2,37 : After having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, she became a widow.
1Tm 5,5ss.14 : But she who is truly a widow and destitute, puts her hope in God.
– Superiority of virginal chastity:
Mt 19,10ss : His disciples said to him: “If such is the condition of the man with regard to the woman, it is better not to marry!”.
1Cor 7,1 : I think it would be good for a man not to touch a woman.
Rev 14:4 : These are the ones who were not defiled with women, because they are virgins.
– Praises for chastity:
Jt 15,10s : You are the glory of Jerusalem, you are the joy of Israel, you are the honor of our people.
Wis 4,1s : Better a life without children, but rich in virtues.
Eclo 26,20 : There is no weight to weigh the value of a chaste soul.
1Cor 7,26 : I think, therefore, in view of the present difficulties, it is convenient for man to remain as he is.
Gal 5:19-25 : Now the works of the flesh are these: fornication, impurity, licentiousness.
– Escape from occasions:
Eclo 9,4.12s : Not assiduously frequent a dancer.
Eclo 41,25 : Of not responding to those who greet you, of casting eyes on a prostitute.
Eclo 42,12s : Do not stop your gaze on anyone’s beauty, do not linger among women.
Mt 5,27s : You have heard that it was said to the ancients: “You shall not commit adultery”.
Mt 14,6-9 : But at Herod’s birthday party, Herodias’s daughter danced.
Mk 6,21-26 : He went out and asked his mother: “What should I ask for?”. And his mother replied, “The head of John the Baptist.”
– See VIRGINITY.
