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But I say this according to concession (T.N. in view of 5:1-5; 6:12-20), not according to [Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach’s] mitzvoh.

But, I wish kol Bnei Adam even to be as I am; however, [this is impossible since] each has his own matanah (gift) from Hashem: one this; and another that.

But, I say to the bochrim and the almanot (widows), it is beneficial for them if they remain as I am;

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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