I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.
But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”
Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;
To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am.
All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am—except for these chains.”
But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting.
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