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1 Corinthians 7:7-9
Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 7:7-9
Darby Translation
7 Now I wish all men to be even as myself: but every one has his own gift of God: one man thus, and another thus.
8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I.
9 But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.
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1 Corinthians 7:7-9
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:7-9
New International Version
7 I wish that all of you were as I am.(A) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(B)
8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(C) 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,(D) for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers
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