1 Corinthians 7:8
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But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I.

1 Corinthians 7:26,27,32,34,35 I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity: that it is good for a man so to be. . . .

Context
Principles of Marriage
7For I would that all men were even as myself. But every one hath his proper gift from God: one after this manner, and another after that. 8But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I. 9But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now concerning the things whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

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

1 Corinthians 7:26
I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity: that it is good for a man so to be.

1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister as well as the rest of the apostles and the brethren of the Lord and Cephas?

Lexicon
Now
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

to the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

unmarried
ἀγάμοις (agamois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 22: Unmarried, of a person not in a state of wedlock, whether he or she has formerly been married or not. Unmarried.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

widows
χήραις (chērais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively.

I say [this]:
Λέγω (Legō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

[It is] good
καλὸν (kalon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.

for them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to remain [unmarried],
μείνωσιν (meinōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

I am.
κἀγώ (kagō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2504: To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.


Additional Translations
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them if they should remain as even I.

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

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

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

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

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

But I tell the unmarried, and women who are widows, that it is well for them to remain as I am.

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I am;
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