But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:38 - Revised Standard Version So that he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
I think that in view of the present distress it is well for a person to remain as he is.
But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well.
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do.
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for God will judge the immoral and adulterous.