1 Corinthians 7:8
New American Standard Bible
8 But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is (A)good for them if they remain (B)even as I.
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1 Corinthians 7:8
Amplified Bible
8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, [that as a practical matter] it is good if they remain [single and entirely devoted to the Lord] [a]as I am.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:8 Some scholars believe Paul may have been a widower.
1 Corinthians 7:8
King James Version
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.
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1 Corinthians 7:26
New American Standard Bible
26 I think, then, that this is good in view of the [a]present (A)distress, that (B)it is good for a man [b]to remain as he is.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:26 Or impending
- 1 Corinthians 7:26 Lit so to be
1 Corinthians 7:26
Amplified Bible
26 I think then that because of the impending distress [that is, the pressure of the current trouble], it is good for a man to remain as he is.
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1 Corinthians 7:26
King James Version
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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1 Corinthians 7:28
New American Standard Bible
28 But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such people as yourselves will have [a]trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:28 Lit tribulation in the flesh
1 Corinthians 7:28
Amplified Bible
28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned [in doing so]; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned [in doing so]. Yet those [who marry] will have troubles (special challenges) in this life, and I am trying to spare you that.
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1 Corinthians 7:28
King James Version
28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
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1 Corinthians 7:32-33
New American Standard Bible
32 But I want you to be free from concern. One who is (A)unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; 33 but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
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1 Corinthians 7:32-33
Amplified Bible
32 But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; 33 but the married man is concerned about worldly things, how he may please his wife,
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1 Corinthians 7:32-33
King James Version
32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
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1 Corinthians 7:40
New American Standard Bible
40 But (A)in my opinion she is [a]happier if she remains as she is; and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:40 Or more fortunate
1 Corinthians 7:40
Amplified Bible
40 But in my opinion a widow is happier if she stays as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God [in this matter].
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1 Corinthians 7:40
King James Version
40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
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