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1 Corinthians 7:7-9
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1 Corinthians 7:7-9
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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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 7:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another a different kind.(A)
8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain unmarried as I am.(B) 9 But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.(C)
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