1 Corinthians 7:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.”
1 Corinthians 7:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 7:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 7:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, it’s good for a man to remain as he is.”
1 Corinthians 7:26 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 7:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.”
1 Corinthians 7:26 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 7:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that <FI>it is<Fi> good for a man that the matter be thus: --”
1 Corinthians 7:26 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 7:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man to remain so as he is.”
1 Corinthians 7:26 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 7:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I suppose then this to bee good for the present necessitie: I meane that it is good for a man so to be.”
1 Corinthians 7:26 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 7:26 in Context — 1 Corinthians 7
24 Que chacun, frères, demeure devant Dieu dans l’état où il était lorsqu’il a été appelé.
25 Pour ce qui est des vierges, je n’ai point d’ordre du Seigneur; mais je donne un avis, comme ayant reçu du Seigneur miséricorde pour être fidèle.
26 Voici donc ce que j’estime bon, à cause des temps difficiles qui s’approchent: il est bon à un homme d’être ainsi.
27 Es-tu lié à une femme, ne cherche pas à rompre ce lien; n’es-tu pas lié à une femme, ne cherche pas une femme.
28 Si tu t’es marié, tu n’as point péché; et si la vierge s’est mariée, elle n’a point péché; mais ces personnes auront des tribulations dans la chair, et je voudrais vous les épargner.
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:26 Mean?
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