Thematic Bible: Who should get married


Thematic Bible



"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and has sexual relations with her, he must surely endow her to be his wife. If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins.

I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that. To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am. read more.
But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

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