1 Corinthians 7:9

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 7:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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KJV

King James Version

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

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WEB

World English Bible

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

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ASV

American Standard Version

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But if they do not have self-control, let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 7

⁷ I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

⁸ Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

⁹ But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

¹⁰ To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

¹¹ But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

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