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1 Corinthians 7:7-9
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1 Corinthians 7:7-9
New International Version
7 I wish that all of you were as I am.(A) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(B)
8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(C) 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,(D) for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers
1 Corinthians 7:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 7:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift(A) from God, one person in this way and another in that way.
A Word to the Unmarried
8 I say to the unmarried and to widows:(B) It is good for them if they remain as I am. 9 But if they do not have self-control,(C) they should marry, for it is better to marry(D) than to burn with desire.
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