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1 Corinthians 7:24-40

24Brethren,leteachmanG3778, whereinhewascalledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564, thereinabideμενέτωmenetōG3306withGodθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

25NowG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933IhavenocommandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962:butIgiveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325myjudgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106,asoneG3588thathathobtainedmercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962tobeG1510trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26IthinkνομίζωnomizōG3543thereforeοὖνounG3767thatthisisG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570byreasonofthedistressG318thatisG1510uponus, namely,thatitisG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570foramanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444tobeG1510asheisG1510.

27Art thouboundG1210untoawifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212nottobeloosedG3089. Art thouloosedG3089fromawifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notawifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28Butshouldest thoumarryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060, thou hastnotsinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;andifavirginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marryγήμῃgēmēG1060,shehathnotsinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.Yetsuchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108shallhavetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347inthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561:andIwouldspareG5339you.

29ButthisIsayφημι,phēmiG5346,brethren,thetimeG2540isG1510shortened,thathenceforthboththosethathavewivesG1135maybeG1510asthoughtheyhadnone;

30andthosethatweepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799,asthoughtheyweptκλαίοντες,klaiontesG2799not;andthosethatrejoiceG5463,asthoughtheyrejoicedG5463not;andthosethatbuyἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesG59,asthoughtheypossessednot;

31andthosethatuseG5530theworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,asnotusingittothefull:forthefashionofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889passethawayπαράγειparageiG3855.

32ButIwouldhaveyoutobeG1510freefromcares.HethatisG1510unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22isG1510carefulforthethingsoftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459hemaypleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:

33buthethatismarriedG1060iscarefulforthethingsoftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459hemaypleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700hiswifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135,

34andisᾖēG1510divided.SoG2443alsoG2532thewomanγυνὴgunēG1135thatisG1510unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22andthevirginπαρθένοςparthenosG3933isG1510carefulforthethingsoftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,thatshemaybeG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40bothinbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983andinspiritπνεύματι·pneumatiG4151:butshethatisG1510marriedG1060isG1510carefulforthethingsoftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459shemaypleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700herhusbandἀνδρί.andriG435.

35AndthisIsayλέγω,legōG3004foryourownprofit;notthatImaycastasnare uponyou,butforthatwhichisseemly,andthatyemayattend upontheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withoutdistraction.

36ButifanymanthinkeththathebehavethhimselfunseemlytowardhisvirginπαρθένονparthenonG3933daughter,ifshebeᾖēG1510pasttheflowerofherage,andifneedsorequireth,lethimdowhathewill;hesinnethnot;letthemmarryγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.

37Buthethatstandeth stedfastinhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,havingnonecessityἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318,buthathpowerG1849astouchinghisownἰδίουidiouG2398will,andhathdeterminedthisinhisownἰδίᾳidiaG2398heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,tokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083hisownG2398virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3933daughter,shalldowellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

38Sothenbothhethatgivethhisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933daughterinmarriage doethwellκαλῶςkalōsG2573;andhethatgivethhernotinmarriageshalldobetter.

39AwifeΓυνὴGunēG1135isG1510boundG1210forsolongtimeχρόνονchrononG5550asherhusbandἀνὴρanērG435liveth;butifthehusbandἀνήρanērG435beG1510dead,sheisG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658tobeG1510marriedG1060towhomshewill;onlyG3440intheLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

40ButsheisG1510happierifsheabideG3306assheisG1510,aftermyjudgmentγνώμην·gnōmēnG1106:andIthinkδοκῶdokōG1380thatIalsoG1161havetheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

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