然而按我的意見，她若安於這樣、更為有福：我想我有上帝的靈指引着。

然而按我的意见，若常守节更有福气。我也想自己是被神的灵感动了。

然而，按我的意见，她若能守节就更有福气。我想我自己也有上帝的灵的感动。

然而，按我的意见，她若能守节就更有福气。我想我自己也有神的灵的感动。

然而，照我的意见，她若能不再婚就更有福了。我想自己也是受了上帝的灵感动才说这番话的。

然而照我的意见，倘若她能守节，就更有福了。我想我这话也是神的灵感动的。

但是照我的意见，如果她能保持现状，就更蒙福了。我想我也有神的灵。

然而按我的意見，若常守節更有福氣。我也想自己是被神的靈感動了。

然而，按我的意見，她若能守節就更有福氣。我想我自己也有上帝的靈的感動。

然而，按我的意見，她若能守節就更有福氣。我想我自己也有神的靈的感動。

然而，照我的意見，她若能不再婚就更有福了。我想自己也是受了上帝的靈感動才說這番話的。

然而照我的意見，倘若她能守節，就更有福了。我想我這話也是神的靈感動的。

但是照我的意見，如果她能保持現狀，就更蒙福了。我想我也有神的靈。

我意不嫁更為有福、且思我有上帝之神也、

我意不嫁幸甚、我思所言、感於上帝之神然也、

然我意若能恆守不嫁、更為有福、我言此、自思亦感於天主之神、

然依吾之見、若能守寡、則更為有福；竊思此亦天主聖神之意也。

In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is— and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

In my opinion, she is happier if she stays single. And I also think that I am led by the Spirit of God in saying this.

Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

But in my opinion it would be better for her to stay single, and I think I am giving you counsel from God’s Spirit when I say this.

But she is happier if she remains as she is, in my opinion. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

But in my opinion she is happier if she remains as she is; and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment— and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

But she is happier if she remains as she is, in my opinion. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is– and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!

But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.

論到童身人、我卻沒有主的詔命；但作為蒙主憐恤、而可信靠的人、我就發表發表意見。我以為最好是：為了現在艱難的緣故、一個人還是守素安常的好。

我說這話、是按讓步特許的辦法，不是憑詔命說的。

主賜權柄、是要建立你們，不是要攻倒你們。我就使為我們這權柄稍微逾分地誇口，也不覺得慚愧，免得我似乎藉着信去嚇唬你們。因為有人說：「論他的書信倒有重量有魄力；及至身臨面對、卻是軟弱無力，說話又平淡可鄙」。

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。

上帝之道哪是從你們而出呢？還是單單臨到你們呢？若有人自以為是神言傳講師、或是屬靈的，他就該確認我所寫給你們的是主的誡命。

我成了糊塗人，是你們強逼我的。我本該受你們稱許才是呢。我雖算不了甚麼，卻沒有一件趕不上那些超等的「使徒」啊。

你們並且要以我們的主的恆忍為得救的機緣；就如我們親愛的弟兄保羅、照所賜給他的智慧、也給你們寫了信了。在他所有的書信裏、他就是在那裏講論這些事的；其中有難以了悟的，沒有學問而不堅固的人給曲解了、像曲解其餘的經書一樣、而引致自己的滅亡。

我不是自由的麼？我不是使徒麼？我沒有見過我們的主耶穌麼？你們不是我在主裏的製造物麼？假若對別人我不是使徒，對你們我總是的；因為你們在主裏、正是我有使徒職分的印記。對那些審斷我的人呢、我的分訴是這樣說：

論到你們信上所寫的問題，我以為男人與女人沒有性接觸的好；

所以那棄絕這囑咐的不是棄絕人，乃是棄絕上帝，那賜他的聖靈給你們、的上帝。

我說這話、是為了你們自己的益處，不是要設圈套籠絡你們，乃是要你們溫雅端正、殷勤服事主、而不分心。