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

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

ESV
8. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am.

ERVEN
8. Now for those who are not married and for the widows I say this: It is good for you to stay single like me.

NLT
8. So I say to those who aren't married and to widows-- it's better to stay unmarried, just as I am.

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

NET
8. To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

NLV
8. This is what I say to those who are not married and to women whose husbands have died. It is good if you do not get married. I am not married.

HCSB
8. I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.

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

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

NCV
8. Now for those who are not married and for the widows I say this: It is good for them to stay unmarried as I am.

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

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

LXXEN



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

AMP
8. But to the unmarried people and to the widows, I declare that it is well (good, advantageous, expedient, and wholesome) for them to remain [single] even as I do.

KJVP
8. I say G3004 V-PAI-1S therefore G1161 CONJ to the G3588 T-DPM unmarried G22 N-DPM and G2532 CONJ widows G5503 N-DPF , It is G2076 V-PXI-3S good G2570 A-NSN for them G846 P-DPM if G1437 COND they abide G3306 V-AAS-3P even as I G2504 P-1NS-C .

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

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

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

NASB
8. Now to the unmarried and to widows, I say: it is a good thing for them to remain as they are, as I do,

ESV
8. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am.

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

RSV
8. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do.

NKJV
8. But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am;

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

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

NRSV
8. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am.

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

NIRV
8. I speak to those who are not married. I also speak to widows. It is good for you to stay single like me.

NLT
8. So I say to those who aren't married and to widows-- it's better to stay unmarried, just as I am.

MSG
8. I do, though, tell the unmarried and widows that singleness might well be the best thing for them, as it has been for me.

GNB
8. Now, to the unmarried and to the widows I say that it would be better for you to continue to live alone as I do.

NET
8. To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

ERVEN
8. Now for those who are not married and for the widows I say this: It is good for you to stay single like me.