1 Corinthians 7:8
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8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, [that as a practical matter] it is good if they remain [single and entirely devoted to the Lord] [a]as I am.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:8 Some scholars believe Paul may have been a widower.
1 Corinthians 7:26
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26 I think then that because of the impending distress [that is, the pressure of the current trouble], it is good for a man to remain as he is.
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1 Corinthians 7:28
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28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned [in doing so]; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned [in doing so]. Yet those [who marry] will have troubles (special challenges) in this life, and I am trying to spare you that.
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1 Corinthians 7:32-33
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32 But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; 33 but the married man is concerned about worldly things, how he may please his wife,
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1 Corinthians 7:40
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40 But in my opinion a widow is happier if she stays as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God [in this matter].
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