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1 Corinthians 7:9–10

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9But if they cannot exercise self-control, ethey should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

10To the married fI give this charge (not I, but the Lord): gthe wife should not separate from her husband

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  1. e[1 Tim. 5:14]
  2. fSee ver. 6
  3. gMal. 2:16; See Matt. 5:32

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But if they do not have self-control, they should marry, since it is better to marry than to burn with desire.

To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave her husband.

NLTNew Living Translation

But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.

But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

To the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife must not separate from her husband.

KJV 1900King James Version

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: