I Corinthians 7:9
“But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Corinthians 7:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
But, if they cannot control themselves, let them marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn sie sich aber nicht enthalten können, so laßt sie heiraten, denn es ist besser zu heiraten, als Brunst zu leiden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y si no tienen don de continencia, cásense; que mejor es casarse que quemarse.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas se não podem se conter, casem-se; porque é melhor se casar do que se inflamar.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas, se eles não podem exercer autocontrole, devem se casar. Pois é melhor que se casem do que arderem em paixão.
📖 I Corinthians 7:9 in Context
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.
8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
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