1 Corinthians 7:7-9
New English Translation
7 I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.
8 To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am. 9 But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 7:9 tn Grk “than to burn,” a figure of speech referring to unfulfilled sexual passion.
1 Corinthians 7:7-9
World English Bible
7 Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind. 8 But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am. 9 But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.
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