⁶But I speak this by permission, and ^knot of commandment. ⁷For ^lI would that all men were ^meven as I myself. But ⁿevery man hath his proper gift of God, ^oone after this manner, and another after that.

⁸I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, ^aIt is good for them if they abide ^meven as I.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

k 2 Cor. 8:8. Comp. ver. 10, 12, 40. See ver. 25.
lSo Acts 26:29.
mver. 8. Comp. ch. 9:5.
nSee ch. 12:4. 1 Pet. 4:10.
oSo Matt. 19:11.
aver. 8, 26.
mver. 8. Comp. ch. 9:5.

Public Domain

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now as a concession, not a command, I say this. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one person has this gift, another has that.

I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.

NLTNew Living Translation

I say this as a concession, not as a command. But I wish everyone were single, just as I am. Yet each person has a special gift from God, of one kind or another.

So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows—it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish all people could be like myself, but each one has his own gift from God, one in this way and another in that way.

Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.