1 Corintios 7:8

8 A los solteros y a las viudas digo que es bueno para ellos si se quedan como yo.

1 Corintios 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 7:8

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows
Not by way of command, but advice: by the "unmarried" he means, either such men who never were in a married state, or else such who had been married, but their wives were dead; which latter sense seems more agreeable, since they are joined with "widows", who had lost their husbands:

it is good for them if they abide;
unmarried, and do not change their condition any more; not that it was sinful to marry again, for he allows of it in the next verse, in case they have not the gift of continence; and therefore "good" here, is not opposed to evil, only signifies that it would be better for them, more expedient and profitable for them; they would be more free from the cares of life, have less trouble, and be more at leisure to serve the Lord; and which he knew by experience, and therefore, proposes himself as an example:

even as I;
that is, as he was then; for at that time it seems certain that he had no wife; though whether he had had one, and she was now dead, or whether he had never been married, may be matter of dispute; the former seems most agreeable, since he proposes himself as an example to widowers and widows; and having known what a married and single state both were, was better able to give his judgment of both, and proper advice to such persons which must come with more force and strength, and a better grace, from such an one.

1 Corintios 7:8 In-Context

6 Mas esto digo por vía de concesión, no como una orden.

7 Sin embargo , yo desearía que todos los hombres fueran como yo. No obstante, cada cual ha recibido de Dios su propio don, uno de esta manera y otro de aquélla.

8 A los solteros y a las viudas digo que es bueno para ellos si se quedan como yo.

9 Pero si carecen de dominio propio, cásense; que mejor es casarse que quemarse.

10 A los casados instruyo, no yo, sino el Señor: que la mujer no debe dejar al marido