1 Corinthians 7:26–27
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7:26Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are. 7:27The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.20
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- 20 Grk “should not seek a wife.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is. Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Because of the present distress, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Because of the present crisis, I think it is best to remain as you are. If you have a wife, do not seek to end the marriage. If you do not have a wife, do not seek to get married.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Therefore, I consider this to be good because of the impending distress, that it is good for a man to be thus. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek release. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
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KJV 1900King James Version
I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
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