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1st Corinthians Chapter 7 verse 40 Holy Bible

ASV 1stCorinthians 7:40

But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
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BBE 1stCorinthians 7:40

But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the Spirit of God.
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DARBY 1stCorinthians 7:40

But she is happier if she so remain, according to my judgment; but I think that *I* also have God's Spirit.
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KJV 1stCorinthians 7:40

But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
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WBT 1stCorinthians 7:40


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WEB 1stCorinthians 7:40

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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YLT 1stCorinthians 7:40

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 40. - Happier. Freer from cares, distractions, and entanglements. If she so abide. If she remain a widow. I think also that I have the Spirit of God; rather, I think that I also, as well as the other teachers who have claimed spiritual authority for the rules they have given you about these subjects. The claim to authoritative decision is obviously less emphatic than it is in 1 Corinthians 14:37; still, it is an expression of personal conviction that he has the Spirit, not an implied doubt of the fact.

Ellicott's Commentary