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[a]Yet I wish that all men were (A)even as I myself am. However, (B)each man has his own gift from God, one this way, and another that.

But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is (C)good for them if they remain (D)even as I. But if they do not have self-control, (E)let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:7 One early ms For

For[a] I wish all people were like me, but each person has his own gift from God. One person is blessed in this way, another in a different way.

I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain as I am. But if they do not have self-control, they should marry, because it is better to marry than to burn with desire.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:7 Some witnesses to the text read Yet.