I wish all of you were single like me. But you each have your own gift from God. One has this gift, and another has that one.

我愿意众人像我一样；只是各人领受神的恩赐，一个是这样，一个是那样。

我愿众人像我一样；但是各人都有来自上帝的恩赐，一个是这样，一个是那样。

我愿众人像我一样；但是各人都有来自神的恩赐，一个是这样，一个是那样。

虽然我希望人人都像我一样独身，但每个人从上帝所领受的恩赐不同，有的是这样，有的是那样。

我愿人人都像我一样；只是各人有各人从神得来的恩赐，有人是这样，有人是那样。

我希望所有的人也都像我一样，但是每个人自己都有从神而来的恩赐：有人是这样，有人是那样。

我願意眾人像我一樣；只是各人領受神的恩賜，一個是這樣，一個是那樣。

我願眾人像我一樣；但是各人都有來自上帝的恩賜，一個是這樣，一個是那樣。

我願眾人像我一樣；但是各人都有來自神的恩賜，一個是這樣，一個是那樣。

雖然我希望人人都像我一樣獨身，但每個人從上帝所領受的恩賜不同，有的是這樣，有的是那樣。

我願人人都像我一樣；只是各人有各人從神得來的恩賜，有人是這樣，有人是那樣。

我願意眾人也都像我一樣；只是各人都有自己從上帝來的恩賜，有人這樣，有人那樣。

我希望所有的人也都像我一樣，但是每個人自己都有從神而來的恩賜：有人是這樣，有人是那樣。

我願眾皆如我、但各得其賜於上帝、一如此、一如彼、○

吾願爾眾如我焉、但人得恩賜於上帝、各有不同、

我願眾人皆若我然、但人得恩賜於天主、各有不同、一如此、一如彼焉、○

依我心意、固願人人能如我也。惟各人所秉賦於天主者、不能盡同；甲長於此、乙長於彼、固不可相提並論也。

I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

But I wish everyone were single, just as I am. Yet each person has a special gift from God, of one kind or another.

I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one person has this gift, another has that.

Yet I wish that all men were even as I myself am. However, each has his own gift from God, one in this way, and another in that.

For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

Yet 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.

I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift from God, one person in this way and another in that way.

For 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.

I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

Yet 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.

Jesus replied,“ Not everyone can accept the idea of staying single. Only those who have been helped to live without getting married can accept it.Some men are not able to have children because they were born that way. Some have been made that way by other people. Others have chosen to live that way in order to serve the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

We all have gifts. They differ according to the grace God has given to each of us. Do you have the gift of prophecy? Then use it according to the faith you have.

Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife with us when we travel? The other apostles do. The Lord’s brothers do. Peter does.

There are different kinds of gifts. But they are all given to believers by the same Spirit.

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

All the gifts are produced by one and the same Spirit. He gives gifts to each person, just as he decides.

But I haven’t used any of those rights. And I’m not writing because I hope you will do things like that for me. I would rather die than allow anyone to take away my pride in my work.

Paul replied,“ I don’t care if it takes a short time or a long time. I pray to God for you and all who are listening to me today. I pray that you may become like me, except for these chains.”