1 Korintus 7:7-9

7:7 I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

7:8 To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am. 7:9 But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire. ¹ 

1 Korintus 7:17

The Circumstances of Your Calling

7:17 Nevertheless, ²  as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

[7:9]  ¹ tn Grk “than to burn,” a figure of speech referring to unfulfilled sexual passion.

[7:17]  ² tn Or “only”; Grk “if not.”