1 Corinthians 7:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.”
1 Corinthians 7:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 7:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 7:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.”
1 Corinthians 7:8 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 7:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. ”
1 Corinthians 7:8 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 7:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I <FI>am<Fi> ;”
1 Corinthians 7:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 7:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I. ”
1 Corinthians 7:8 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 7:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.”
1 Corinthians 7:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 7:8 in Context — 1 Corinthians 7
6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:8 Mean?
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