1 Corinthians 7:9
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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7For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.Select 1 Corinthians 7:7
8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.Select 1 Corinthians 7:8
9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.Select 1 Corinthians 7:9
10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:Select 1 Corinthians 7:10
11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.Select 1 Corinthians 7:11
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WEB
7:9 But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.
ASV
7:9 But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
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