1 Corinthians 7:40

World English Bible

But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.

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1 Corinthians 7:40 in other translations

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

1 Corinthians 7:40 · American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 7:40 in context

  1. 38So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
  2. 39A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
  3. 40But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.