1 Corinthians 7:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.”

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BSBPD

“Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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: --”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:26 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Jeremiah 16:2“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”
  2. Matthew 24:19How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
  3. Luke 21:23How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
  4. Luke 23:28But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
  7. 1 Corinthians 7:28But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
  8. 1 Corinthians 7:35I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
  9. 1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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