But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 7:9 · retained source text
But if they cannot conteine, let them marry: for it is better to marrie then to burne.
KJV dictionary & concordance
cannot
Meaning of “cannot”
Is unable to; is not able to.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
184 occurrences175 verses42 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 19:19
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “cannot”
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 10:21 · retained source text
Yee cannot drinke the cup of the Lord, and the cup of deuils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lords Table, and of the table of deuils.
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 12:21 · retained source text
And the eye cannot say vnto the hand, I haue no need of thee: nor againe, the head to the feete, I haue no neede of you.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 15:50 · retained source text
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh & blood cannot inherite the kingdome of God: neither doth corruption inherite incorruption.
Complete reference index — all 175 verses
Genesis 19:19Genesis 19:22Genesis 24:50Genesis 29:8Genesis 31:35Genesis 32:12Genesis 34:14Genesis 38:22Genesis 43:22Genesis 44:22Genesis 44:26Exodus 10:5Exodus 19:23Leviticus 14:21Numbers 22:18Numbers 23:20Numbers 24:13Numbers 35:33Deuteronomy 28:35Joshua 24:19Judges 11:35Judges 14:13Ruth 4:61 Samuel 12:211 Samuel 17:391 Samuel 17:551 Samuel 25:172 Samuel 5:62 Samuel 14:142 Samuel 23:61 Kings 3:81 Kings 8:271 Kings 18:122 Chronicles 2:62 Chronicles 6:182 Chronicles 24:20Ezra 9:15Nehemiah 6:3Job 5:12Job 6:30Job 9:3Job 12:14Job 14:5Job 17:10Job 19:8Job 23:8Job 23:9Job 28:15Job 28:16Job 28:17Job 31:31Job 33:21Job 36:18Job 37:5Job 37:19Job 37:23Job 41:17Job 41:23Job 41:26Job 41:28Psalms 40:5Psalms 77:4Psalms 88:8Psalms 93:1Psalms 125:1Psalms 139:6Proverbs 30:21Ecclesiastes 1:8Ecclesiastes 1:15Ecclesiastes 8:17Ecclesiastes 10:14Song of Solomon 8:7Isaiah 1:13Isaiah 29:11Isaiah 38:18Isaiah 44:18Isaiah 44:20Isaiah 45:20Isaiah 50:2Isaiah 56:10Isaiah 56:11Isaiah 57:20Isaiah 59:1Isaiah 59:14Jeremiah 1:6Jeremiah 4:19Jeremiah 5:22Jeremiah 6:10Jeremiah 7:8Jeremiah 10:5Jeremiah 14:9Jeremiah 18:6Jeremiah 19:11Jeremiah 24:3Jeremiah 24:8Jeremiah 29:17Jeremiah 33:22Jeremiah 36:5Jeremiah 46:23Jeremiah 49:23Lamentations 3:7Lamentations 4:18Daniel 2:27Hosea 1:10Jonah 4:11Habakkuk 2:5Matthew 5:14Matthew 6:24Matthew 7:18Matthew 19:11Matthew 21:27Matthew 26:53Matthew 27:42Mark 2:19Mark 3:24Mark 3:25Mark 3:26Mark 7:18Mark 11:33Mark 15:31Luke 11:7Luke 13:33Luke 14:14Luke 14:20Luke 14:26Luke 14:27Luke 14:33Luke 16:3Luke 16:13Luke 16:26John 3:3John 3:5John 7:7John 7:34John 7:36John 8:14John 8:21John 8:22John 8:43John 10:35John 13:33John 13:37John 14:17John 15:4John 16:12John 16:18Acts 4:16Acts 4:20Acts 5:39Acts 15:1Acts 19:36Acts 27:31Romans 8:8Romans 8:261 Corinthians 7:91 Corinthians 10:211 Corinthians 12:211 Corinthians 15:502 Corinthians 12:22 Corinthians 12:3Galatians 3:17Galatians 5:171 Timothy 5:252 Timothy 2:13Titus 1:2Titus 2:8Hebrews 4:15Hebrews 9:5Hebrews 12:27Hebrews 12:28James 1:13James 4:22 Peter 1:92 Peter 2:141 John 3:9
Where “cannot” appears
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Genesis11 occurrences
11 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges2 occurrences
2 versesRuth2 occurrences
1 verse1 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob23 occurrences
22 versesPsalms6 occurrences
6 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes5 occurrences
4 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah15 occurrences
12 versesJeremiah17 occurrences
16 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew7 occurrences
7 versesMark7 occurrences
7 versesLuke10 occurrences
10 versesJohn16 occurrences
16 versesActs6 occurrences
6 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians5 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians3 occurrences
2 versesGalatians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews4 occurrences
4 versesJames2 occurrences
2 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
11 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges2 occurrences
2 versesRuth2 occurrences
1 verse1 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob23 occurrences
22 versesPsalms6 occurrences
6 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes5 occurrences
4 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah15 occurrences
12 versesJeremiah17 occurrences
16 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew7 occurrences
7 versesMark7 occurrences
7 versesLuke10 occurrences
10 versesJohn16 occurrences
16 versesActs6 occurrences
6 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians5 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians3 occurrences
2 versesGalatians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews4 occurrences
4 versesJames2 occurrences
2 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John1 occurrence
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