But this I say by way of concession, (A)not of command. [a]Yet I wish that all men were (B)even as I myself am. However, (C)each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that.

But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is (D)good for them if they remain (E)even as I.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:7 One early ms reads For

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

Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(D)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers