Verse 9

But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:28 : 28 But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.
  • 1 Cor 7:39 : 39 A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord).
  • 1 Tim 5:11 : 11 But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,
  • 1 Cor 7:36 : 36 If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.