1 Corinthians 7:9

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⁹But if you can’t control yourselves, you should get married. It is better to get married than to burn with sexual longing.

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

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

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

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

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

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

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