1 Corinthians 7:6-8
New International Version
6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.(A) 7 I wish that all of you were as I am.(B) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(C)
8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(D)
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- 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers
1 Corinthians 7:6-8
King James Version
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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1 Corinthians 7:6-8
New King James Version
6 But I say this as a concession, (A)not as a commandment. 7 For (B)I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.
8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: (C)It is good for them if they remain even as I am;
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