I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.

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Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers

26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

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26 Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.(A)

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38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

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38 So then, he who marries the virgin does right,(A) but he who does not marry her does better.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or 36 If anyone thinks he is not treating his daughter properly, and if she is getting along in years (or if her passions are too strong), and he feels she ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. He should let her get married. 37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind to keep the virgin unmarried—this man also does the right thing. 38 So then, he who gives his virgin in marriage does right, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.