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36 But if someone thinks he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin,[a] if his feelings are strong[b] and it seems necessary, he should do what he desires. It is not a sin. They should marry. 37 But if someone stands firm in his heart and is not driven by need, but has control over his own desire[c] and has decided in his own heart to keep his virgin as she is, he does well. 38 So then, he who marries his virgin[d] does well, and he who does not marry her[e] does better.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or virgin daughter
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or if she is past marriageable age
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Or and is not being pressured, but has freedom to make up his own mind
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or gives his virgin daughter in marriage
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or give her in marriage