1 Corinthians 7:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 7:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Corinthians 7:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Corinthians 7:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 7:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 7:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if they have not continence--let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 7:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 7:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But if they cannot abstaine, let them marrie: for it is better to marrie then to burne.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 7:9 in Context — 1 Corinthians 7
7 Je voudrais que tous les hommes fussent comme moi; mais chacun tient de Dieu un don particulier, l’un d’une manière, l’autre d’une autre.
8 A ceux qui ne sont pas mariés et aux veuves, je dis qu’il leur est bon de rester comme moi.
9 Mais s’ils manquent de continence, qu’ils se marient; car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler.
10 A ceux qui sont mariés, j’ordonne, non pas moi, mais le Seigneur, que la femme ne se sépare point de son mari
11 (si elle est séparée, qu’elle demeure sans se marier ou qu’elle se réconcilie avec son mari), et que le mari ne répudie point sa femme.
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:9 Mean?
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