Catholic Public Domain Version
"Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give counsel, as one who has obtained the mercy of the Lord, so as to be faithful. "
— 1 Corinthians 7:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.”
“Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy. ”
“Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.”
“Remaining Unmarried With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.”
“Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful.”
“Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.”
“Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.”
For any servant who has been called in the Lord is free in the Lord. Similarly, any free person who has been called is a servant in Christ.
You have been bought with a price. Do not be willing to become the servants of men.
Brothers, let each one, in whatever state he was called, remain in that state with God.
Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give counsel, as one who has obtained the mercy of the Lord, so as to be faithful.
Therefore, I consider this to be good, because of the present necessity: that it is good for a man to be such as I am.
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be freed. Are you free of a wife? Do not seek a wife.
But if you take a wife, you have not sinned. And if a virgin has married, she has not sinned. Even so, such as these will have the tribulation of the flesh. But I would spare you from this.