WEB
KJV
9. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

ASV
9. But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

ESV
9. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.

ERVEN
9. But if you cannot control your body, then you should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

NLT
9. But if they can't control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It's better to marry than to burn with lust.

NET
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.

NLV
9. But if you are not able to keep from doing that which you know is wrong, get married. It is better to get married than to have such strong sex desires.

HCSB
9. But if they do not have self-control, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with desire.

YLT
9. and if they have not continence -- let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;

LITV
9. But if they do not have self control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to be inflamed.

RV
9. But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

NCV
9. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

MKJV
9. But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

AKJV
9. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

LXXEN



KJV
9. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

AMP
9. But if they have not self-control (restraint of their passions), they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame [with passion and tortured continually with ungratified desire].

KJVP
9. But G1161 CONJ if G1487 COND they cannot contain G1467 V-PNI-3P , let them marry G1060 V-AAM-3P : for G1063 CONJ it is G2076 V-PXI-3S better G2909 to marry G1060 V-AAN than G2228 PRT to burn G4448 V-PPN .

YLT
9. and if they have not continence -- let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;

ASV
9. But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

WEB
9. But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.

NASB
9. but if they cannot exercise self-control they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be on fire.

ESV
9. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.

RV
9. But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

RSV
9. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.

NKJV
9. but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn [with passion.]

MKJV
9. But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

AKJV
9. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

NRSV
9. But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.

NIV
9. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

NIRV
9. But if you can't control yourselves, you should get married. It is better to get married than to burn with sexual longing.

NLT
9. But if they can't control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It's better to marry than to burn with lust.

MSG
9. But if they can't manage their desires and emotions, they should by all means go ahead and get married. The difficulties of marriage are preferable by far to a sexually tortured life as a single.

GNB
9. But if you cannot restrain your desires, go ahead and marry---it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

NET
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.

ERVEN
9. But if you cannot control your body, then you should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.