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Now
Paul is introducing a new topic in his teaching.
the things about which you wrote me
The Corinthians had written a letter to Paul to ask for answers to certain questions.
for a man
in this usage, male spouse or husband
it is good
AT: "it is right and acceptable"
there are times when it is good for a man not to sleep with his wife
AM: "it is good for a man to have no sexual relations at all".
But because of temptations for many immoral acts
AT: "But because people experience temptation to commit sexual sin."
each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband
To clarify this for polygamous cultures, "each man should have one wife, and each woman should have one husband."