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I Corinthians 7:37
“Nevertheless 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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 I Corinthians 7:37 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
Nevertheless 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching his own will, and hath determined this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, shall do well.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
On the other hand, a father, who has definitely made up his mind, and is under no compulsion, but is free to carry out his own wishes, and who has come to the decision, in his own mind, to keep his unmarried daughter at home will be doing right.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wer aber im Herzen feststeht und keine Not, sondern Gewalt hat über seinen eigenen Willen und dies in seinem Herzen beschlossen hat, seine Jungfrauschaft zu bewahren, der tut wohl.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Pero el que está firme en su corazón, y no tiene necesidad, sino que tiene libertad de su voluntad, y determinó en su corazón esto, el guardar su hija virgen, bien hace.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém o que está firme em seu coração, não tendo necessidade, mas tem poder sobre sua própria vontade, e isto decidiu em seu próprio coração, de guardar sua virgem, faz bem.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas se ele está firme em seu coração e não está sob pressão, mas controla suas próprias vontades, e se decidiu em seu próprio coração fazer isso, manter sua própria noiva virgem, fará bem

📖 I Corinthians 7:37 in Context

35And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
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.
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.
38So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
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.
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