1 Corinthians 7:9-11
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9 But if they cannot abstain, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn.
10 To the married command not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not separate herself from the man. 11 But if she separates herself, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband again. And let not the husband put his wife away from him.
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1 Corinthians 7:9-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 But if they do not have self-control,(A) they should marry, for it is better to marry(B) than to burn with desire.
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10 I command the married(C)—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave[a] her husband. 11 But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to leave his wife.(D)
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- 1 Corinthians 7:10 Or separate from, or divorce
1 Corinthians 7:9-11
King James Version
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.
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