至於那些未婚的和寡居的，他們若能像我一樣就好了。

我对着没有嫁娶的和寡妇说，若他们常像我就好。

我对没有嫁娶的和寡妇说，他们若能维持独身像我一样就好。

我对没有嫁娶的和寡妇说，他们若能维持独身像我一样就好。

至于那些未婚的和寡居的，他们若能像我一样就好了。

我现在要对未婚的人和寡妇说，他们若保持像我这样就好了；

我对没有结婚的人和寡妇说，如果他们能像我一样保持现状，对他们来说是好事。

我對着沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說，若他們常像我就好。

我對沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說，他們若能維持獨身像我一樣就好。

我對沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說，他們若能維持獨身像我一樣就好。

我現在要對未婚的人和寡婦說，他們若保持像我這樣就好了；

對沒有結婚的和寡婦呢、我是說，他們若像我安於素常，這對於他們倒好。

我對沒有結婚的人和寡婦說，如果他們能像我一樣保持現狀，對他們來說是好事。

我謂未嫁娶者、與嫠婦、若恆如我則善、

論曠夫嫠婦、我云、可恆如我焉、

論未嫁娶者及寡婦、我曰、若能恆如我、則於彼有益、

對於尚未結婚之人、及守寡之婦、我則曰以我為法可也。

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

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

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

So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows— it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am.

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

But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I.

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

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

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

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

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

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

我希望你們無牽無掛。未婚的男子可以專心於主的事，想著怎樣討主的喜悅。

難免分心。沒有丈夫的婦女和處女可以專心於主的事，叫身體和心靈都聖潔；已婚的婦女掛慮世上的事，想著如何取悅丈夫。我這樣說是為了你們的好處，不是要束縛你們，是要鼓勵你們做合宜的事，好叫你們殷勤、專心事奉主。

鑒於目前時勢艱難，我認為各人最好是安於現狀。已經有妻子的，就不要設法擺脫她；還沒有妻子的，就不要想著結婚。

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。

關於你們信上所寫的事，我認為男人不親近女人是好的。