(A)I wish that all were (B)as I myself am. But (C)each has his own gift from God, (D)one of one kind and one of another.

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

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I wish thelō · de that all pas men anthrōpos were eimi as hōs · kai I myself emautou am. But alla each hekastos has echō his own idios gift charisma from ek God theos, one ho of one kind houtōs and de one ho of another houtōs.

Now de to the ho unmarried agamos and kai to the ho widows chēra I say legō that it is good kalos for them autos if ean they remain menō single, as hōs I kagō am. But de if ei they are not ou practicing self-control enkrateuomai, they should marry gameō; for gar it is eimi better kreittōn to marry gameō than ē to burn pyroō with sexual passion.

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