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1 Corinthians 7:2-16

2But,becauseoffornications, leteachmanG435havehisownἴδιονidionG2398wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andleteachwomanG1135haveherownG2398husbandἄνδραandraG435.

3LetthehusbandἀνὴρanērG435renderG591untothewifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135herdue:andlikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoκαὶkaiG2532thewifeγυνὴgunēG1135untothehusbandἀνδρί.andriG435.

4ThewifeγυνὴgunēG1135hathnotpoweroverherownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,butthehusbandἀνήρ·anērG435:andlikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoκαὶkaiG2532thehusbandἀνὴρanērG435hathnotpoweroverhisownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,butthewifeγυνή.gunēG1135.

5DefraudG650yenotoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240theother,exceptitbeἦτε,ēteG1510byconsentforaseasonG2540,thatyemaygiveyourselvesuntoprayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,andmaybeG1510togetheragainπάλινpalinG3825,thatSatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567temptG3985younotbecauseofyourincontinency.

6ButthisIsayλέγωlegōG3004bywayofconcession,notofcommandmentG2003.

7YetIwouldG2309thatallmenG444wereG1510evenκαὶkaiG2532asImyself. HowbeiteachmanG444hathhisownἴδιονidionG2398giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486fromGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,oneG1538afterthismannerG3779,andanotherafterthat.

8ButIsayΛέγωLegōG3004totheunmarriedἀγάμοιςagamoisG22andtowidowsχήραις,chēraisG5503,ItisgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570forthemiftheyabideG3306evenG2532asI.

9Butiftheyhavenotcontinency,letthemmarryγαμησάτωσαν·gamēsatōsanG1060:foritisG1510bettertomarryγαμῆσαιgamēsaiG1060thantoburnπυροῦσθαι.¶purousthaiG4448.

10ButuntothemarriedG1060IgivechargeπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853, yeanotI,buttheLordκύριος,kuriosG2962,ThatthewifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135departnotfromherhusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435

11(butshouldshedepart,letherremainμενέτωmenetōG3306unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22,orelsebereconciledtoherhusbandἀνδρὶandriG435);andthatthehusbandἄνδραandraG435leaveG863nothiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.

12ButtotherestλοιποῖςloipoisG3062sayλέγωlegōG3004I,nottheLordκύριος,kuriosG2962:IfanybrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80hathanunbelievingἄπιστονapistonG571wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andsheiscontenttodwellwithhim,lethimnotleaveG863her.

13AndthewomanγυνὴgunēG1135thathathanunbelievingἄπιστονapistonG571husbandἄνδραandraG435,andheiscontenttodwellwithher,lethernotleaveG863herhusbandἄνδρα.andraG435.

14FortheunbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571husbandἀνὴρanērG435isG1510sanctifiedG37inthewifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135,andtheunbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571wifeγυνὴgunēG1135isG1510sanctifiedG37inthebrotherἀδελφῷ·adelphōG80:elsewereG1510yourchildrenG5043uncleanἀκάθαρτάakathartaG169;butnowG1161areG1510theyholyἅγιάhagiaG40.

15YetiftheunbelievingG571departeth,lethimdepart:thebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orthesisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79isnotunderbondageδεδούλωταιdedoulōtaiG1402insuchτοιούτοις·toioutoisG5108cases:butGodθεός.theosG2316hathcalledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564usinpeaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515.

16Forhowknowest thou, Owifeγύναι,gunaiG1135,whetherthou shaltsaveσώσεις;sōseisG4982thyhusbandἄνδραandraG435?orhowknowest thou, Ohusbandἄνερ,anerG435,whetherthou shaltsaveσώσεις;sōseisG4982thywifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135?

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