I now want to reply to the matters you people wrote me about. It is [a] good [idea] for a man not to get married. [Note: The words “to get married” here are “to touch” in the Greek and probably refer to sexual relations within marriage. This advice, not a prohibition, is further explained in verses 26-35].
1 Corinthians 7:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)8 Now to those people who are not married [Note: This probably refers to all unmarried people, and not just to widowers, as some think], or who are widows, I say it is [a] good [idea] for them to remain like me [i.e., single. See verse 7 and 9:5]. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17698 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition8 But to the unmarried people and to the widows, I declare that it is well (good, advantageous, expedient, and wholesome) for them to remain [single] even as I do. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)8 But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. See the chapterCommon English Bible8 I’m telling those who are single and widows that it’s good for them to stay single like me. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version8 But I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them, if they would remain as they are, just as I also am. See the chapter |
1 Corinthians 7:8
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Yet I wish that everyone were like me [i.e., with the ability to remain single. See 9:5]. However, each person has his own special gift from God; one has this gift [i.e., being content to remain single. See Matt. 19:12], and another has the other gift [i.e., feeling the need to marry and have a family].
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