1Cor 7:8, 26, 38 | JFB | STEP | 8. to the unmarried —in general, of both sexes ( ). and widows —in particular. even as I

1 Corinthians 7:8

8. to the unmarried—in general, of both sexes (1Co 7:10, 11).

and widows—in particular.

even as I—unmarried (1Co 9:5).

1 Corinthians 7:26

26. I suppose—"I consider."

this—namely, "for a man so to be," that is, in the same state in which he is (1Co 7:27).

for—by reason of.

the present distress—the distresses to which believers were then beginning to be subjected, making the married state less desirable than the single; and which would prevail throughout the world before the destruction of Jerusalem, according to Christ's prophecy (Mt 24:8-21; compare Ac 11:28).

1 Corinthians 7:38

38. her —The oldest manuscripts have "his own virgin daughter."

but—The oldest manuscripts have "and."