1 Corinthians 7:36

In the case of an engaged couple. In these next verses, Paul discusses the right to marry. He has strongly defended and recommended celibacy because of the present distress. But he does not forbid marriage! He finds no SIN in marriage, and leaves the final decision in each case to the responsible parties involved. Some see in this verse "partners in celibacy," where a couple live together in celibacy like brother and sister, without marriage. The same principle holds true in either case: when physical needs are too strong, it is better to marry than to burn with passion (1 Corinthians 7:9). There is no sin in this. He is not talking about premarital sex (which is sin), but about getting married! "Partners in celibacy" may have believed marriage to be an unholy thing (see note on 1 Corinthians 7:1). But God himself decreed marriage (see note on 1 Corinthians 7:2).