1 Corintios 7:8

8 A los solteros y a las viudas les digo que sería mejor que se quedaran 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 Ahora bien, esto lo digo como una concesión y no como una orden.

7 En realidad, preferiría que todos fueran como yo. No obstante, cada uno tiene de Dios su propio don: este posee uno; aquel, otro.

8 A los solteros y a las viudas les digo que sería mejor que se quedaran como yo.

9 Pero si no pueden dominarse, que se casen, porque es preferible casarse que quemarse de pasión.

10 A los casados les doy la siguiente orden (no yo sino el Señor): que la mujer no se separe de su esposo.