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Lev 21:3

(NIV)

or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband – for her he may make himself unclean.

(ESV)

or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean).

Ruth 1:13

(NIV)

would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!’

(ESV)

would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me.”

Ezek 44:25

(NIV)

‘“A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself.

(ESV)

They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person. However, for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves.

Acts 21:9

(NIV)

He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.

(ESV)

He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.

1Cor 7:8

(NIV)

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

(ESV)

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

1Cor 7:11

(NIV)

But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

(ESV)

(but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.

1Cor 7:32

(NIV)

I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs – how he can please the Lord.

(ESV)

I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

1Cor 7:34

(NIV)

and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world – how she can please her husband.

(ESV)

and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.