But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:38 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional So then, he who marries his fiancée does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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 anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
I think that, in view of the impending crisis, it is well for you to remain as you are.
But if someone stands firm in his resolve, being under no necessity but having his own desire under control, and has determined in his own mind to keep her as his fiancée, he will do well.
A wife is bound as long as her husband lives. But if the husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.
To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am.
Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.