1 Corinthians 7:38
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So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
In other translations
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
Greek words
ὥστεhōsteSo thenG5620καὶkaialsoG2532ὁhothe [one]G3588γαμίζωνgamizōngiving in marriageG1061τὴνtēn<the>G3588ἑαυτοῦhe'autouhis ownG1438παρθένονparthenonvirginG3933καλῶςkalōswellG2573ποιεῖ,poieidoes,G4160καὶkaiandG2532ὁhothe [one]G3588μὴmēnotG3361γαμίζωνgamizōngiving in marriageG1061κρεῖσσονkreissonbetterG2908ποιήσει.¶poiēseiwill do.G4160
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Related verses
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- 1 Corinthians 7:1-21 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.1 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations. 2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
- 1 Corinthians 7:32-3432 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. 34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.32 I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord. 33 But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife, 34 and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
- 1 Corinthians 7:37Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
- 1 Corinthians 7:8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
- 1 Corinthians 7:26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
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