1 Corinthians 7:9–10
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7:9But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.7
7:10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord8—a wife should not divorce a husband
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- 7 Grk “than to burn,” a figure of speech referring to unfulfilled sexual passion.
- 8 Not I, but the Lord. Here and in v. 12 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 10–11, Paul reports the Lord’s own teaching about divorce (cf. Mark 10:5–12).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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