1 Corinthians 7:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 7:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 7:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 7:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. ”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 7:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if they have not continence--let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 7:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn. ”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 7:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But if they cannot abstaine, let them marrie: for it is better to marrie then to burne.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 7:9 in Context — 1 Corinthians 7
7 For 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.
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:9 Mean?
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