7:36a However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed,

If there is a man who is engaged to be married to a girl, and he thinks he is not treating her well ⌊by delaying their marriage⌋,
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If any of you have been engaged ⌊for a long time⌋, and think you are not being fair to your fiancée,
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As for those of you who are engaged ⌊but have delayed getting married⌋ : if you have begun to think that you are acting inappropriately toward your girlfriend,

7:36b and if she is beyond her youth

(English Standard Version) if his passions are strong

and if he strongly desires to marry her,
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and you feel passionately toward her,
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and if you are deeply in love with her,

7:36c and they ought to marry,

and so he thinks that he should marry her,
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and now you realize it would be good to marry her,

7:36d let him do as he wishes;

then he should do what he thinks is good.
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then you should marry her, if that is what you want.

7:36e he is not sinning;

He is not doing wrong.
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It is not a sin.

7:36f they should get married.

The couple should marry.
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You should marry her.

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