Verse 8

To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 7:1 : 1 Celibacy and Marriage Now with regard to the issues you wrote about:“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”
• 1 Cor 7:7 : 7 I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.
• 1 Cor 7:26-27 : 26 Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are. 27 The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.
• 1 Cor 7:32 : 32 And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
• 1 Cor 7:34-35 : 34 and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband. 35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.