9But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.


In Context

6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.

7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.

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

10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

1st Corinthians 7:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9and if they have not continence — let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.