1 Corinthians 7

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

8 Ref And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I `am';

9 Ref and if they have not continence -- let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;

10 Ref and to the married I announce -- not I, but the Lord -- let not a wife separate from a husband:

11 Ref but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.

12 Ref And to the rest I speak -- not the Lord -- if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send her away;

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

8 Ref But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

9 Ref But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10 Ref But unto the married I give charge, `yea' not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

11 Ref (but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

12 Ref But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

King James Version (KJV)

8 Ref I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

9 Ref But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10 Ref And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

11 Ref But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

12 Ref But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

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