I Corinthians 7:38
“So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Corinthians 7:38 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
In short, the one who consents to his daughter’s marriage is doing right, and yet the other will be doing better.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Also, wer heiratet, tut wohl, und wer nicht heiratet, tut besser.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Así que, el que la da en casamiento, bien hace; y el que no la da en casamiento, hace mejor.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Portanto, o que a dá em casamento, faz bem; mas o que não a dá em casamento, faz melhor.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, aquele que casa com sua noiva virgem faz bem, e o que escolhe não casar, faz ainda melhor.
📖 I Corinthians 7:38 in Context
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.
40But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
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