The Unmarried and Widowed

1 Corinthians 7:38

In 9 translations

BSB: So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
KJV: So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
WEB: So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
ASV: So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.
LSV: so that both he who is giving in marriage does well, and he who is not giving in marriage does better.
YLT: so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.
DBY: So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.
DRC: Therefore, both he that giveth his virgin in marriage, doth well; and he that giveth her not, doth better.
GNV: So then hee that giueth her to mariage, doeth well, but he that giueth her not to mariage, doeth better.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include καὶ (“also”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read γαμίζων (“giving in marriage”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐκγαμίζων (“marrying”) (2 places).
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include τὴν (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text include ἑαυτοῦ (“his own”); Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include παρθένον (“virgin”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read καὶ (“and”); Textus Receptus read δὲ (“but”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ποιήσει.¶ (“will do”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ποιεῖ (“does”).

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Byzantine text include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
Word order: Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles place ἑαυτοῦ elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (5)

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SBLGNT: ⸀γαμίζων. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸀γαμίζων; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐκγαμίζων.
SBLGNT: τὴν παρθένον ἑαυτοῦ. Tregelles read τὴν παρθένον ἑαυτοῦ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὴν ἑαυτοῦ παρθένον; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
SBLGNT: καὶ ὁ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ ὁ; Robinson–Pierpont read ὁ δὲ.
SBLGNT: ⸁γαμίζων. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸁γαμίζων; Robinson–Pierpont read ἑκγαμίζων.
SBLGNT: ποιήσει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ποιήσει; Robinson–Pierpont read ποιεῖ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ὥστε καὶ ὁ γαμίζων τὴν παρθένον ἑαυτοῦ καλῶς ποιεῖ, καὶ ὁ μὴ γαμίζων κρεῖσσον ποιήσει.
RP2018: Ὥστε καὶ ὁ ἐκγαμίζων καλῶς ποιεῖ· ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐκγαμίζων κρεῖσσον ποιεῖ.
TR-Boyd: Ὥστε καὶ ὁ ἐκγαμίζων καλῶς ποιεῖ· ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐκγαμίζων κρεῖσσον ποιεῖ.
SCR1894: ωστε και ο εκγαμιζων καλως ποιει ο δε μη εκγαμιζων κρεισσον ποιει

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Celibacy Revelation of Christ Purity Continence Virgin Chastity Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament Corinthians, First Epistle to the Wife Papyrus

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Cross-references most cited first

Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations. But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:37But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:32–34I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord. But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,…
1 Corinthians 7:26Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).