World English Bible
"So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better."
— 1 Corinthians 7:38, World English Bible
“So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.”
“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, 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.”
This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn't sin. Let them marry.
But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well.
So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.
A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord.
But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God's Spirit.