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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 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)

To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain unmarried as I am.(B) 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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