1 Corinthians 7:9
But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἐγκρατεύομαιenkrateúomaito exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
- πυρόωpyróōto kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication),
- κρείττωνkreíttōnstronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
- γαμέωgaméōto wed (of either sex)
- εἰeiif, whether, that, etc.
- ἤḗdisjunctive, or; comparative, than
- ἐστίestíhe (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
- γάρgárproperly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with
+2 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.