What Does the Bible Say About Singleness?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on singleness
圣经在许多地方提到了独身生活。独身生活可以被看作是上帝所赐予的一种状态，可以让人更专注于事奉上帝和完成祂的旨意。圣经鼓励独身的人要珍惜这段时间，并把注意力集中在与上帝建立更亲密的关系上。
Bible Verses About Singleness
1 Corinthians 7:8
“Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.”
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
“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. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife...”
Matthew 19:12
“For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
1 Corinthians 7:34
“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...”
1 Corinthians 7:38
“So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.”
1 Corinthians 7:40
“In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.”
1 Corinthians 7:7
“I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.”
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