1 Corinthians 7:38

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It is perfectly all right to marry, but it is better not to get married at all.

Cross References

Matthew 5:32

But I tell you not to divorce your wife unless she has committed some terrible sexual sin. If you divorce her, you will cause her to be unfaithful, just as any man who marries her is guilty of taking another man's wife.

1 Corinthians 7:26

We are now going through hard times, and I think it is best for you to stay as you are.

1 Corinthians 7:37

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

1 Corinthians 7:39

A wife should stay married to her husband until he dies. Then she is free to marry again, but only to a man who is a follower of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:8

Here is my advice for people who have never been married and for widows. You should stay single, just as I am.

Hebrews 13:4

Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.