1 Corinthians 7:40

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.”

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BSBPD

“In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and she is happier if she may so remain--according to my judgment; and I think I also have the Spirit of God.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:40 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
  5. 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.
  6. 1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
  7. 1 Corinthians 14:36Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
  8. 2 Corinthians 10:8For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
  9. 2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  10. 1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
  11. 2 Peter 3:15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

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