1 Corinthians 7:8

King James Version (KJV)

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

In context

6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

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

9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

KJV King James Version: I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
WEB World English Bible: But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
ASV American Standard Version: But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am];
DBY Darby Translation: But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I.
WBS Webster Bible: I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they remain even as I.