Verse 8

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 7:1 : 1 Now concerning the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
  • 1 Cor 7:7 : 7 I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.
  • 1 Cor 7:26-27 : 26 Because of the present distress, I think it is good for a person to remain as they are. 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
  • 1 Cor 7:32 : 32 I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 7:34-35 : 34 And his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs. Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. 35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you, but so that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.