1 Corinthians 7:9

God's Word

However, if you cannot control your desires, you should get married. It is better for you to marry than to burn ⌞with sexual desire⌟.

Cross References

Acts 19:36

No one can deny this. So you have to be quiet and not do anything foolish.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But in order to avoid sexual sins, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:28

But if you do get married, you have not sinned. If a virgin gets married, she has not sinned. However, these people will have trouble, and I would like to spare them from that.

1 Corinthians 7:36

No father would want to do the wrong thing when his virgin daughter is old enough to get married. If she wants to get married, he isn’t sinning by letting her get married.

1 Corinthians 7:39

A married woman must remain with her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but only if the man is a Christian.

1 Thessalonians 4:4

Each of you should know that finding a husband or wife for yourself is to be done in a holy and honorable way,

1 Timothy 5:11

Don’t include younger widows ⌞on your list⌟. Whenever their natural desires become stronger than their devotion to Christ, they’ll want to marry.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger widows to marry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them.