King James Version
"So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better."
— 1 Corinthians 7:38, King James Version
“So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better. ”
“So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.”
“So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.”
“Therefore both he that giveth his virgin in marriage doth well: and he that giveth her not doth better.”
“So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.”
“So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.”
And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.