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1 Corinthians 7:9-11
Contemporary English Version
1 Corinthians 7:9-11
Contemporary English Version
9 But if you don't have enough self-control, then go ahead and get married. After all, it is better to marry than to burn with desire.[a]
10 (A) I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husband 11 should either stay single or go back to her husband. And a husband should not leave his wife.
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- 7.9 with desire: Or “in the flames of hell.”
1 Corinthians 7:9-11
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:9-11
New International Version
9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,(A) for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.(B) 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband.(C) And a husband must not divorce his wife.
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