1 Corinthians 7:8

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

In Context

7It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

9But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:1Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.

1 Corinthians 7:26In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.

1 Corinthians 7:34And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:2-10

Against Fornication. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except… Read the whole commentary →

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