World English Bible
"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
“I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.”
“But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. ”
“To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.”
“But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I.”
“But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.”
“I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.”
Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn't tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.
But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.
But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband
(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.