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1 Corinthians 7:5-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 7:5-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 Do not deprive(A) one another sexually—except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to[a] prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say the following[b] as a concession, not as a command. 7 I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift(B) from God, one person in this way and another in that way.
A Word to the Unmarried
8 I say to the unmarried and to widows:(C) It is good for them if they remain as I am.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:5 Other mss add fasting and to
- 1 Corinthians 7:6 Lit say this; some interpret the word as referring to v. 2, vv. 2-5, v. 5 (wholly or in part), or v. 6
1 Corinthians 7:5-8
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:5-8
New International Version
5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time,(A) so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan(B) will not tempt you(C) because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.(D) 7 I wish that all of you were as I am.(E) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(F)
8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(G)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers
1 Corinthians 7:5-8
King James Version
1 Corinthians 7:5-8
King James Version
5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.
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