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1 Corinthians 7:8

MarriagePurity

6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.

7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

9 But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

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BSB
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
KJV
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
WEB
But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
ASV
But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
DARBY
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I.
BLB
Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows: [It is] good for them if they should remain as even I [am].
ÅB
Til de ugifte og til enkene sier jeg: Det er godt for dem om de vedblir å være som jeg;
OTB
Men jeg sier til de ugifte og til enker at det er godt for dem om de forblir som jeg er.
B1930
Til de ugifte og til enkene sier jeg: Det er godt for dem om de vedblir å være som jeg;

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