1 Corinthians 7:9

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8But I say, to the unmarried, and to the widows, good, were it for them, that they should abide, even as I;

10To the married, however, I give charge—not, I, but the Lord,—that, a wife, from her husband, do not depart,—

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:28If, however, thou shouldst even marry, thou hast not sinned; and, if one who is virgin should marry, that one hath not sinned;—but, tribulation of the flesh, shall, such, have:—howbeit, I, spare you.

1 Corinthians 7:39A wife, is bound for as long a time as her husband is living; but, if the husband have fallen asleep, she is, free, to be married unto whom she pleaseth,—only, in the Lord;

1 Timothy 5:14I am minded, therefore, that, the younger ones, marry, bear children, be mistress of the house,—giving, no single occasion, unto the opposer, as a cause, of reviling;

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:2-10

Against Fornication. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except… Read the whole commentary →

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