1 Corinthians 7:8 “Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to rem…”

1 Corinthians 7:8

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am];

Bible in Basic English

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

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Cross references

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

1 Corinthians 7:32 1 Corinthians 7:26 1 Corinthians 7:27 1 Corinthians 7:34 1 Corinthians 7:35

1 Corinthians 7:32 · BSB

I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:26 · BSB

Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

1 Corinthians 7:27 · BSB

Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

1 Corinthians 7:34 · BSB

and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how s…

1 Corinthians 7:35 · BSB

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

Also

1 Corinthians 7:7 1 Corinthians 7:1

1 Corinthians 7:7 · BSB

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.

1 Corinthians 7:1 · BSB

Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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