1 Corinthians 7:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”
1 Corinthians 7:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:911 words
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
δὲdeand / but
οὐκouknot
ἐγκρατεύονταιenkrateuontaican(-not) contain, be temperate
γαμησάτωσανgamēsatōsanmarry (a wife)
κρεῖττονkreittonbest, better
γάρgarfor
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
γαμῆσαιgamēsaimarry (a wife)
ἢēor
πυροῦσθαιpyrousthai
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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