Footnote

d The Mosaic Law required a man who had seduced a virgin to marry her. (Deuteronomy 22:28, 29) However, marriage was not automatic, as the girl’s father could forbid it. (Exodus 22:16, 17) Although Christians today are not under that Law, this does emphasize how serious the sin of premarital sex is.—See “Questions From Readers” in the November 15, 1989, issue of The Watchtower.