1 CORINTHIANS 7:40 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.”
In my judgment, she is happier if she remains as I am. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God. — Paul's final counsel: widows are makariōterē (more blessed) if they remain unmarried, reflecting his own celibate condition. The defensive phrase 'I too have the Spirit of God' (dokō de kagō pneuma theou echein) addresses any who might dismiss Paul's counsel as merely personal preference. His apostolic authority is grounded in the Spirit's confirmation. Yet the permission to remarry remains; the advice is not command.
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