1 Corinthians 7:9

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1 Corinthians 7:8-9 The Message (MSG)

I do, though, tell the unmarried and widows that singleness might well be the best thing for them, as it has been for me. But if they can’t manage their desires and emotions, they should by all means go ahead and get married. The difficulties of marriage are preferable by far to a sexually tortured life as a single.

1 Corinthians 7:9 King James Version (KJV)

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

1 Corinthians 7:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

1 Corinthians 7:9 New Century Version (NCV)

But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

1 Corinthians 7:9 American Standard Version (ASV)

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

1 Corinthians 7:9 New International Version (NIV)

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

1 Corinthians 7:9 New King James Version (NKJV)

but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

1 Corinthians 7:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)

But if they do not have [sufficient] self-control, they should marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

1 Corinthians 7:9 New Living Translation (NLT)

But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.

1 Corinthians 7:9 The Passion Translation (TPT)

But if you have no power over your passions, then you should go ahead and marry, for marriage is far better than a continual battle with lust.

1 Corinthians 7:9 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.