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Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind. But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am. But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.

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I would like everyone to be unmarried,[a] like I am. However, each person has a special gift from God, one this and another that.

I say to those who are unmarried, especially to widows: It is good for them to remain like me. However, if they cannot control themselves, they should get married, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:7 The Gk. lacks unmarried
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:9 The Gk. lacks with passion