1 Corinthians 7:38 “So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marr…”

1 Corinthians 7:38

So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

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.

American Standard 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

So then hee that giueth her to mariage, doeth well, but he that giueth her not to mariage, doeth better.

Darby Translation

So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.

Young's Literal Translation

so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.

Bible in Basic English

So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.

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Cross references

“doeth well”

Hebrews 13:4 1 Corinthians 7:2

Hebrews 13:4 · BSB

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

1 Corinthians 7:2 · BSB

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

“doeth better”

1 Corinthians 7:8 1 Corinthians 7:32–34 1 Corinthians 7:37 1 Corinthians 7:26 1 Corinthians 7:1

1 Corinthians 7:8 · BSB

Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:32–34 · BSB

I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:37 · BSB

But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

1 Corinthians 7:26 · BSB

Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

1 Corinthians 7:1 · BSB

Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

37But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

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