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1 Corinthians 7:39

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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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7:39 A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.

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7:39 A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

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