Notes on Sex<\/a>\u00a0for detailed definitions and scripture references.<\/p>\n\tResponse:<\/h2>\n
Thank you.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I was just wondering: I think that if someone sleeps with a married person but they are not married, they now to are committing adultery?\u00a0 And if that person, who was not married, sleeps with someone else later in life, who is not married, does that new person commit adultery too? 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