1 Corinthians 7:38
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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36But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.Select 1 Corinthians 7:36
37Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.Select 1 Corinthians 7:37
38So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.Select 1 Corinthians 7:38
39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.Select 1 Corinthians 7:39
40But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.Select 1 Corinthians 7:40
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WEB
7:38 So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
ASV
7:38 So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.
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