1 Corinthians 7:9

New International Reader's Version

But if you can’t control yourselves, you should get married. It is better to get married than to burn with desire.

Cross References

Acts 19:36

These facts can’t be questioned. So calm down. Don’t do anything foolish.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But since sexual sin is happening, each man should sleep with his own wife. And each woman should sleep with her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:28

But if you do marry someone, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries someone, she has not sinned. But those who marry someone will have many troubles in this life. I want to save you from this.

1 Corinthians 7:36

Suppose someone is worried that he is not acting with honor toward the virgin he has promised to marry. Suppose his desires are too strong, and he feels that he should marry her. He should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.

1 Corinthians 7:39

A woman has to stay married to her husband as long as he lives. If he dies, she is free to marry anyone she wants to. But the one she marries must belong to the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:4

He wants all of you to learn to control your own bodies. You must live in a way that is holy. You must live with honor.

1 Timothy 5:11

Don’t put younger widows on that kind of list. They might want pleasure more than they want Christ. Then they would want to get married again.

1 Timothy 5:14

So here is the advice I give to younger widows. Get married. Have children. Take care of your own homes. Don’t give the enemy the chance to tell lies about you.