1 Corinthians 7:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I wish that all men were like I myself am [in this matter of self-control]. But each has his own special gift from God, one of this kind and one of another. American Standard Version (1901) Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that. Common English Bible I wish all people were like me, but each has a particular gift from God: one has this gift, and another has that one. Catholic Public Domain Version For I would prefer it if you were all like myself. But each person has his proper gift from God: one in this way, yet another in that way. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I would that all men were even as myself: but every one hath his proper gift from God; one after this manner, and another after that. |
Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only you but also all who are listening to me today might become such as I am—except for these chains.”
We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith;
All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain unmarried as I am.
But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing this so that they may be applied in my case. Indeed, I would rather die than that—no one will deprive me of my ground for boasting!
Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?