Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(A)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.

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But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,(A) for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

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32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs(A)—how he can please the Lord.

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32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

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33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife—

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33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

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38 So then, he who marries the virgin does right,(A) but he who does not marry her does better.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or 36 If anyone thinks he is not treating his daughter properly, and if she is getting along in years (or if her passions are too strong), and he feels she ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. He should let her get married. 37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind to keep the virgin unmarried—this man also does the right thing. 38 So then, he who gives his virgin in marriage does right, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

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