1 Corinthians 7:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁹ But if they do not have self-control,  they should marry, since it is better to marry  than to burn with desire.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ But if they have not self-control (restraint of their passions), they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame [with passion and tortured continually with ungratified desire].

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁹ But if they can’t control themselves, they should get married, because it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ But if they cannot restrain themselves, they should marry. For it is better to marry, than to be burned.

1 Corinthians 7:9 Cross References

Acts 19:36

Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you must keep calm and not do anything rash.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because sexual immorality is so common,  , each man should have sexual relations with his own wife,  and each woman should have sexual relations with her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:28

However, if you do get married,  you have not sinned, and if a virgin  marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have trouble in this life,  and I am trying to spare you.

1 Corinthians 7:36

If any man thinks he is acting improperly towards the virgin he is engaged to, if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage, and he feels he should marry #– #he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married.

1 Corinthians 7:39

A wife is bound  as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants #– #only in the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:4

that each of you knows how to control his own body  in holiness and honour,

1 Timothy 5:11

But refuse to enrol younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry

1 Timothy 5:14

Therefore, I want younger women to marry,  have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.