7I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.


In Context

4 The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.

5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.

7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.

9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

1st Corinthians 7:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:7For 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:7For 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:7Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7Now I wish all men to be even as myself: but every one has his own gift of God: one man thus, and another thus.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:7Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7for I wish all men to be even as I myself am; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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