1 Corinthians 7:38 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 7:38 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὥστε
hṓste
G5620
so that
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γαμίζων
gamískō
G1061
to give in marriage
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἑαυτοῦ
heautoû
G1438
himself
παρθένον
parthénos
G3933
virgin
καλῶς
kalōs
G2573
well
ποιεῖ
poiéō
G4160
to make
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
γαμίζων
gamískō
G1061
to give in marriage
κρεῖσσον
kreîsson
G2908
better
ποιήσει
poiéō
G4160
to make
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.
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King James Version Public Domain
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So then, the one marrying his own virgin does well, and the one not marrying will do even better.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).