1 Corinthians 7:8

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 7:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

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KJV

King James Version

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

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WEB

World English Bible

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

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ASV

American Standard Version

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows: [It is] good for them if they should remain as even I [am].

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 7

⁶ I say this as a concession, not as a command.

⁷ I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

⁸ Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

⁹ But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

¹⁰ To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

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