Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
So then the man who marries the virgin acts appropriately, but the man who refrains from marriage does even better.
New American Standard Bible
So then both he who gives his own virgin daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will do better.
King James Version
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
Holman Bible
So then he who marries
A Conservative Version
And therefore he who gives in marriage does well, but he who does not give 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.
Amplified
So then both the father who gives his virgin daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will do better.
An Understandable Version
So then, the man who marries his virgin [fiancee] is doing the right thing and the man who does not marry her is doing [even] better.
Anderson New Testament
So then, even he that gives her in marriage, does well; but he that gives her not in marriage, does better.
Bible in Basic English
So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.
Common New Testament
So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who does not marry her will do better.
Daniel Mace New Testament
so that he who marries, does well; but he who lives single, may have less trouble.
Darby Translation
So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.
Godbey New Testament
So indeed he that marries his own virgin does well; and he that marries her not will do better.
Goodspeed New Testament
So the man who marries her does what is right, and the man who refrains from doing so does even better.
John Wesley New Testament
So then he also that giveth in marriage, doth well; but he that giveth not in marriage, doth better.
Julia Smith Translation
So that he marrying does well; and he not marrying does better.
King James 2000
So then he that gives her in marriage does well; but he that gives her not in marriage does better.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, and the one who does not marry [her] will do better.
Modern King James verseion
So then he who gives in marriage does well. But he who does not give in marriage does better.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So then he that joineth his virgin in marriage doth well. But he that joineth not his virgin in marriage doth better.
Moffatt New Testament
Thus both are right alike in marrying and in refraining from marriage, but he who does not marry will be found to have done better.
Montgomery New Testament
So he that gives his daughter in marriage is doing right, and he who keeps her unmarried will be doing right, and he who keeps her unmarried will be doing better.
NET Bible
So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.
New Heart English Bible
So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage does better.
Noyes New Testament
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; and he that doth not give her in marriage doeth better.
Sawyer New Testament
He that gives in marriage therefore does well, and he that gives not in marriage does better.
The Emphasized Bible
So that, he that giveth in marriage his own virginity, doeth, well; and, he that giveth it not, shall do, better.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Wherefore though he who giveth in marriage doeth well, yet he who avoids a matrimonial connection, doeth better.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In short, the one who consents to his daughter's marriage is doing right, and yet the other will be doing better.
Webster
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
Weymouth New Testament
So that he who gives his daughter in marriage does well, and yet he who does not give her in marriage will do better.
Williams New Testament
And so the man who gives his daughter in marriage does what is right, and yet the man who does not do so does even 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.
Worrell New Testament
So that both he that gives his own virgin daughter in marriage does well; and he that gives her not in marriage will do better.
Worsley New Testament
So that he, who giveth her in marriage, doth well; but he, that giveth her not in marriage, doth better.
Youngs Literal Translation
so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.
Interlinear
hoste
Ekgamizo
ἐκγαμίζω
Ekgamizo
Usage: 2
Poieo
ποιέω
Poieo
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 7:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
Concerning The Unmarried
37 However, if a man stands firm in his resolve, feels no necessity, and has made up his mind to keep her a virgin, he will be acting appropriately. 38 So then the man who marries the virgin acts appropriately, but the man who refrains from marriage does even better. 39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.
Phrases
Cross References
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be kept honorable in every way, and the marriage bed undefiled. For God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:1-2
Now about what you asked: "Is it advisable for a man not to marry?"
1 Corinthians 7:8
I say to those who are unmarried, especially to widows: It is good for them to remain like me.
1 Corinthians 7:26
In view of the present crisis, I think it is prudent for a man to stay as he is.
1 Corinthians 7:32-34
I want you to be free from concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, that is, about how he can please the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:37
However, if a man stands firm in his resolve, feels no necessity, and has made up his mind to keep her a virgin, he will be acting appropriately.