I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.
WEB
Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
YLT
I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that it is good for a man that the matter be thus: --
DBT
I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man to remain so as he is.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.
- Author
- Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
- Date
- c. AD 55, from Ephesus