1 Corinthians 7:8-9

8To the unmarried and the widows I say that ait is good for them to remain single bas, I am. 9But if they cannot exercise self-control, cthey should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

1 Corinthians 7:35-36

35I say this for your own benefit, dnot to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.

36If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed,
Greek virgin; also verses 37, 38
if his
Or her
passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.
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