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


In Context

6 and this I say by way of concurrence — not of command,

7 for I wish all men to be even as I myself am; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus.

8 And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I am;

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

10 and to the married I announce — not I, but the Lord — let not a wife separate from a husband:

11 but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.

1 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:9But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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 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.