1 Corinthians 7:36

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But suppose you are engaged to someone old enough to be married, and you want her so much that all you can think about is getting married. Then go ahead and marry. There is nothing wrong with that.

Cross References

Jeremiah 29:6

Get married and have children, then help your sons find wives and help your daughters find husbands, so they can have children as well. I want your numbers to grow, not to get smaller.

Matthew 1:18

This is how Jesus Christ was born. A young woman named Mary was engaged to Joseph from King David's family. But before they were married, she learnt that she was going to have a baby by God's Holy Spirit.

Matthew 5:40

If someone sues you for your shirt, give up your coat as well.

1 Corinthians 7:35

What I am saying is for your own good—it isn't to limit your freedom. I want to help you to live right and to love the Lord above all else.

1 Corinthians 7:37

But it is better to have self-control and to make up your mind not to marry.

1 Corinthians 7:9

But if you don't have enough self-control, then go ahead and get married. After all, it is better to marry than to burn with desire.

1 Samuel 2:33

If I let anyone from your family be a priest, his life will be full of sadness and sorrow. But most of the men in your family will die a violent death!