26I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that it is good for a man to remain so as he is.


In Context

23 Ye have been bought with a price; do not be the bondmen of men.

24 Let each, wherein he is called, brethren, therein abide with God.

25 But concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give my opinion, as having received mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

26 I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that it is good for a man to remain so as he is.

27 Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; art thou free from a wife? do not seek a wife.

28 But if thou shouldest also marry, thou hast not sinned; and if the virgin marry, they have not sinned: but such shall have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you.

1 Corinthians 7:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, [I say,] that [it is] good for a man so to be.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:26Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:26I 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:26I think therefore that this is good by reason of the present distress, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:26I think that it is good therefore, because of the distress that is on us, that it is good for a man to be as he is.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:26I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that it is good for a man that the matter be thus: —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.