1 Corinthians 7:7 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

I wish that all men were like I myself am [in this matter of self-control]. But each has his own special gift from God, one of this kind and one of another.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

American Standard Version (1901)

Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

Common English Bible

I wish all people were like me, but each has a particular gift from God: one has this gift, and another has that one.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For I would prefer it if you were all like myself. But each person has his proper gift from God: one in this way, yet another in that way.