Verse 8

1 Corinthians 7:8

Geneva Bible

8 Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.
Original Language Text
greek
Λέγω δὲ τοῖς ἀγάμοις καὶ ταῖς χήραις, καλὸν ⸀αὐτοῖς ἐὰν μείνωσιν ὡς κἀγώ·
English Translation
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them if they remain as I am.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
1 Nowe concerning the thinges whereof ye wrote vnto mee, It were good for a man not to touche a woman. Focus ↗
2 Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne h... Focus ↗
3 Let the husband giue vnto the wife due beneuolence, and likewise also the wife vnto the husband. Focus ↗
4 The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: and likewise also the husband hath no... Focus ↗
5 Defraude not one another, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may giue your selues to fast... Focus ↗
6 But I speake this by permission, not by commandement. Focus ↗
7 For I woulde that all men were euen as I my selfe am: but euery man hath his proper gift of God (Elo... Focus ↗
8 Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I...
9 But if they cannot abstaine, let them marrie: for it is better to marrie then to burne. Focus ↗
10 And vnto ye maried I comand, not I, but ye Lord, Let not ye wife depart from her husband. Focus ↗
11 But and if shee depart, let her remaine vnmaried, or be reconciled vnto her husband, and let not the... Focus ↗
12 But to ye remnant I speake, and not ye Lord, If any brother haue a wife, ye beleeueth not, if she be... Focus ↗
13 And the woman which hath an husband that beleeueth not, if he be content to dwell with her, let her... Focus ↗
14 For the vnbeleeuing husband is sanctified to the wife, and the vnbeleeuing wife is sanctified to the... Focus ↗
15 But if the vnbeleeuing depart, let him depart: a brother or a sister is not in subiection in such th... Focus ↗
16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt saue thine husband? Or what knowest thou, O man, w... Focus ↗
17 But as God (Elohim) hath distributed to euery man, as the Lord hath called euery one, so let him wal... Focus ↗
18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not gather his vncircumcision: is any called vncircumci... Focus ↗
19 Circumcision is nothing, and vncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandements of God... Focus ↗
20 Let euery man abide in the same vocation wherein he was called. Focus ↗
21 Art thou called being a seruant? care not for it: but if yet thou maiest be free, vse it rather. Focus ↗
22 For he that is called in the Lord, being. a seruant, is the Lords freeman: likewise also he that is... Focus ↗
23 Yee are bought with a price: be not the seruants of men. Focus ↗
24 Brethren, let euery man, wherein hee was called, therein abide with God (Elohim). Focus ↗
25 Nowe concerning virgines, I haue no commandement of the Lord: but I giue mine aduise, as one that ha... Focus ↗
26 I suppose then this to bee good for the present necessitie: I meane that it is good for a man so to... Focus ↗
27 Art thou bounde vnto a wife? seeke not to be loosed: art thou loosed from a wife? seeke not a wife. Focus ↗
28 But if thou takest a wife, thou sinnest not: and if a virgine marrie, shee sinneth not: neuertheless... Focus ↗
29 And this I say, brethren, because the time is short, hereafter that both they which haue wiues, be a... Focus ↗
30 And they that weepe, as though they wept not: and they that reioyce, as though they reioyced not: an... Focus ↗
31 And they that vse this worlde, as though they vsed it not: for the fashion of this worlde goeth away... Focus ↗
32 And I would haue you without care. The vnmaried careth for the things of the Lord, howe he may pleas... Focus ↗
33 But hee that is maried, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife. Focus ↗
34 There is difference also betweene a virgine and a wife: the vnmaried woman careth for the things of... Focus ↗
35 And this I speake for your owne commoditie, not to tangle you in a snare, but that yee follow that,... Focus ↗
36 But if any man thinke that it is vncomely for his virgine, if shee passe the flower of her age, and... Focus ↗
37 Neuerthelesse, hee that standeth firme in his heart, that hee hath no neede, but hath power ouer his... Focus ↗
38 So then hee that giueth her to mariage, doeth well, but he that giueth her not to mariage, doeth bet... Focus ↗
39 The wife is bounde by the Lawe, as long as her husband liueth: but if her husband bee dead, shee is... Focus ↗
40 But shee is more blessed, if she so abide, in my iudgement: and I thinke that I haue also the Spirit... Focus ↗