Now as a concession, (A)not a command, I say this.[a] (B)I wish that all were (C)as I myself am. But (D)each has his own gift from God, (E)one of one kind and one of another.

To the unmarried and the widows I say that (F)it is good for them to remain single, (G)as I am. But if they cannot exercise self-control, (H)they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:6 Or I say this:

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