1 Corinthians 7:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:38 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:38 — KJV
“So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.”
— 1 Corinthians 7:38 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:38 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 7:38
“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”
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“How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.”
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“And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”
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“And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.”
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“And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. Rehoboth: that is Room”
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