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But I speak this by permission, and not by commandment.

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one after this manner and another after that.

I say, therefore, to the unmarried men and widowers, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

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I say this as a concession, not as a command.(A) I wish that all of you were as I am.(B) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(C)

Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers