1 Corinthians 7:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Here is my advice for people who have never been married and for widows. You should stay single, just as I am.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now I will answer the questions that you asked in your letter. You asked, “Is it best for people not to marry?”

1 Corinthians 7:32

I want all of you to be free from worry. An unmarried man worries about how to please the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:7

I wish that all of you were like me, but God has given different gifts to each of us.

1 Corinthians 9:5

We each have the right to marry one of the Lord's followers and to take her along with us, just as the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Peter do.