These were not celibate marriages, for the Bible candidly states that a “husband [ought to] give to his wife her due ” and that married couples should“ not deprive each other ” of sexual intimacies.
इससे पता चलता है कि परमेश्‍वर कुँवारे रहने की माँग नहीं करता और न ही यह मसीही सेवकों के लिए ज़रूरी है ।