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1 Corinthians 7:8-10
Common English Bible
1 Corinthians 7:8-10
Common English Bible
8 I’m telling those who are single and widows that it’s good for them to stay single like me. 9 But if they can’t control themselves, they should get married, because it’s better to marry than to burn with passion. 10 I’m passing on the Lord’s command to those who are married: A wife shouldn’t leave her husband,
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1 Corinthians 7:8-10
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:8-10
New International Version
8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(A) 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,(B) for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.(C)
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- 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers
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