1 Corinthians 7:7-9
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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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1 Corinthians 7:7-9
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7 [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.
8 But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is (C)good for them if they remain (D)even as I. 9 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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