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1 Corinthians 7:8-10
New Matthew Bible
1 Corinthians 7:8-10
New Matthew Bible
8 I say to the unmarried men and widows that it is good for them if they remain just as I do. 9 But if they cannot abstain, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn.
10 To the married command not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not separate herself from the man.
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1 Corinthians 7:8-10
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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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