Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 7:26
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
I think then, because of the impending distress [that is even now setting in], it is well (expedient, profitable, and wholesome) for a person to remain as he {or} she is.
Contemporary English Version
We are now going through hard times, and I think it is best for you to stay as you are.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
Considering the present distress, I think it is better for a man to stay as he is.
International Standard Version
In view of the present crisis, I think it is prudent for a man to stay as he is.
King James Version
I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
New American Standard Bible
I think then that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.
New International Version
Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are.
New King James Version
I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—that it is good for a man to remain as he is:
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I think then that this seems good in view of the present distress, that it seems good for a man to remain as he finds himself now.
Young's Literal Translation
I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that `it is' good for a man that the matter be thus: --
