1 CORINTHIANS 7:36 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels he ought to marry, he should do what he wants. He is not sinning. Let them marry. — The scenario addresses a betrothed man whose sexual desire is intense and who fears dishonoring the betrothed virgin by delay. Paul permits marriage: marriage is not sinful even when motivated by desire. The phrase 'let them marry' (gametōsan) removes all shame or divine disapproval. The pastoral concern is to prevent akatharsia (sexual immorality) through managed marriage.
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