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- 1611 King James Bible
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.
- Basic English Bible
But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.
- Darby Bible
1Co 7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry. If the unmarried and widowed cannot control their desires, it is best to marry.
- People's Bible
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
- Webster's Bible
If, however, they cannot maintain self-control, by all means let them marry; for marriage is better than the fever of passion.
- Weymouth Bible
But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.
- World English Bible
That if thei conteynen not hem silf, be thei weddid; for it is betere to be weddid, than to be brent.
- Wycliffe Bible
and if they have not continence -- let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;
- Youngs Literal Bible
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