1 Corinthians 7:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.”

1 Corinthians 7:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 7:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 7:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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

1 Corinthians 7:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.”

1 Corinthians 7:8 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 7:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I <FI>am<Fi> ;”

1 Corinthians 7:8 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 7:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I.”

1 Corinthians 7:8 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 7:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.”

1 Corinthians 7:8 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 7:8 in Context — 1 Corinthians 7

6 Mas esto digo por permisión, no por mandamiento.

7 Quisiera más bien que todos los hombres fuesen como yo: empero cada uno tiene su propio don de Dios; uno á la verdad así, y otro así.

8 Digo pues á los solteros y á las viudas, que bueno les es si se quedaren como yo.

9 Y si no tienen don de continencia, cásense; que mejor es casarse que quemarse.

10 Mas á los que están juntos en matrimonio, denuncio, no yo, sino el Señor: Que la mujer no se aparte del marido;

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What Does 1 Corinthians 7:8 Mean?

1 Corinthians 7:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Corinthians chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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