but I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:38 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So also then, he [the father] who gives his virgin (his daughter) in marriage does well, and he [the father] who does not give [her] in marriage does better. American Standard Version (1901) So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better. Common English Bible Therefore, the one who marries the unmarried woman does right, and the one who doesn’t get married will do even better. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, he who joins with his virgin in matrimony does well, and he who does not join with her does better. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore, both he that giveth his virgin in marriage, doth well; and he that giveth her not, doth better. |
but I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
Nevertheless he that standeth steadfast 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.
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.