[a]Yet I wish that all [b]men were (A)even as I myself am. However, (B)each has his own gift from God, one in this way, and another in 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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  2. 1 Corinthians 7:7 Or people

I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own special gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.

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