1 Corinthians 7:40

In Paul's judgment a widow is happier if she remains as she is, and he believes he too has God's Spirit in giving this counsel. His advice, though not a command, carries Spirit-given authority.

Cross-references · 11

• 1 Cor 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
• 1 Cor 7:1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
• 1 Cor 7:25–26Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
• 2 Cor 10:8–10For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
• 1 Cor 14:36–37Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
• 1 Th 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 7:35I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
• 2 Pet 3:15–16Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
• 2 Cor 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
• 1 Cor 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
• 1 Cor 9:1–3Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

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