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Is it compulsory for a Christian to marry?

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No, Matthew 19:
10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” 11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given.
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Some can receive this saying: it is better not to marry.

Jesus himself wasn't married.

Paul was not married when he wrote 1 Corinthians 7:
8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.
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It is not compulsory for every Christian to marry?
 
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