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1 Corinthians 7:26-35

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.

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