Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 7
2ButδὲdeG1161becauseδιὰdiaG1223there is so muchτὰςtasG3588sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202,each manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538should haveἐχέτω,echetōG2192hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438ownτὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532each womanἑκάστηhekastēG1538ἐχέτω.echetōG2192herτὸνtonG3588ownἴδιονidionG2398husbandἄνδραandraG435.
4TheἡhēG3588wifeγυνὴgunēG1135doesnotοὐκoukG3756have authority overἐξουσιάζειexousiazeiG1850herτοῦtouG3588ownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588husbandἀνήρ·anērG435δὲdeG1161.Likewiseὁμοίως καὶhomoiōs kaiG3668G2532theὁhoG3588husbandἀνὴρanērG435doesnotοὐκoukG3756have authority overἐξουσιάζειexousiazeiG1850hisτοῦtouG3588ownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theἡhēG3588wifeγυνή.gunēG1135.
5Do notμὴmēG3361depriveἀποστερεῖτεapostereiteG650each otherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,exceptεἰ μήτι ἂνei mēti anG1487G3385G302byἐκekG1537mutual consentσυμφώνουsumphōnouG4859andforπρὸςprosG4314a timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,soἵναinaG2443you may devote yourselvesσχολάσητεscholasēteG4980τῇtēaG3588to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335.ThenκαὶkaiG2532comeἦτε,ēteG1510togetherἐπὶepiG1909τὸtoG3588αὐτὸautoG846againπάλινpalinG3825,so thatἵναinaG2443ὁhoG3588SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567will not temptμὴ πειράζῃmē peirazēG3361G3985youὑμᾶςhumasG4771throughδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588lack of self-controlἀκρασίανakrasianG192.
7δὲdeG1161I wish thatθέλωthelōG2309allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444wereG1510καὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613I amG1683.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538manhasἔχειecheiG2192his ownἴδιονidionG2398giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486fromἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316μὲνmenG3303;oneὁhoG3588hasthisοὕτως,houtōsG3779giftδὲdeG1161,anotherὁhoG3588hasthatοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.
10δὲdeG1161To theΤοῖςToisG3588marriedγεγαμηκόσινgegamēkosinG1060I give this commandπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853(notοὐκoukG3756IἐγὼegōG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962):A wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135must not separateμὴ χωρισθῆναι·mē chōristhēnaiG3361G5563fromἀπὸapoG575herhusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435.
11ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437καὶkaiG2532sheχωρισθῇ,chōristhēaG5563does,she must remainμενέτωmenetōG3306unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22or elseἢēG2228be reconciledκαταλλαγήτω·katallagētōG2644toτῷtōG3588herhusbandἀνδρὶandriG435.AndκαὶkaiG2532a husbandἄνδραandraG435must not divorceμὴ ἀφιέναι.¶mē aphienaiG3361G863hiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.
12δὲdeG1161To theΤοῖςToisG3588restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062IἐγὼegōG1473say thisλέγωlegōG3004(I,notοὐχouchG3756theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962):IfεἴeiG1487aτιςtisG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80hasἔχειecheiG2192an unbelievingἄπιστονapistonG571wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532sheαὕτηhautēG3778is willingσυνευδοκεῖsuneudokeiG4909to liveοἰκεῖνoikeinG3611withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,he must not divorceμὴ ἀφιέτωmē aphietōG3361G863herαὐτήν·autēnG846.
13AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἴeiG1487aτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135hasἔχειecheiG2192an unbelievingἄπιστονapistonG571husbandἄνδραandraG435andκαὶkaiG2532heοὗτοςhoutosG3778is willingσυνευδοκεῖsuneudokeiG4909to liveοἰκεῖνoikeinG3611withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herαὐτῆς,autēsG846,she must not divorceμὴ ἀφιέτωmē aphietōG3361G863τὸνtonG3588himἄνδρα.andraG435.
14ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571husbandἀνὴρanērG435is sanctifiedἡγίασταιhēgiastaiG37throughἐνenG1722hisτῇtēaG3588believingwifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571wifeγυνὴgunēG1135is sanctifiedἡγίασταιhēgiastaiG37throughἐνenG1722herτῷtōG3588believinghusbandἀδελφῷ·adelphōG80.Otherwiseἐπεὶ ἄραepei araG1893G686yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043would beἐστιν,estinG1510uncleanἀκάθαρτάakathartaG169,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568they areἐστιν.estinG1510holyἅγιάhagiaG40.
15ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588unbelieverἄπιστοςapistosG571leavesχωρίζεται,chōrizetaiG5563,let him goχωριζέσθω·chōrizesthōG5563.TheὁhoG3588believingbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228ἡhēG3588sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79is not boundοὐ δεδούλωταιou dedoulōtaiG3756G1402inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588suchτοιούτοις·toioutoisG5108casesδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588.Godθεός.theosG2316has calledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to liveinἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515.
Live Your Calling
17Regardlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361,each oneἑκάστῳhekastōG1538should leadπεριπατείτω·peripateitōG4043the lifeοὕτωςhoutōsG3779thatὡςhōsG5613theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962has assignedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to him and to whichὡςhōsG5613ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316has calledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564himἕκαστονhekastonG1538καὶkaiG2532.ThisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is whatI prescribeδιατάσσομαι.¶diatassomaiG1299inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577.
18Was a manτιςtisG5100already circumcisedΠεριτετμημένοςPeritetmēmenosG4059when he was calledἐκλήθη;eklēthēG2564?He should not become uncircumcisedμὴ ἐπισπάσθω·mē epispasthōG3361G1986.Was a manτις;tisG5100still uncircumcisedἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳen akrobustiaG1722G203when calledκέκληταίkeklētaiG2564?He should not be circumcisedμὴ περιτεμνέσθω.mē peritemnesthōG3361G4059.
21Were you a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401when you were calledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564?Do not let it concernμή μελέτω·mē meletōG3361G3199youσοιsoiG4771—butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532you canδύνασαιdunasaiG1410gainγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096yourfreedomἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658μᾶλλονmallonG3123,take the opportunityχρῆσαι.chrēsaiG5530.
22ForγὰρgarG1063he whoὁhoG3588wasa slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401when he was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564byἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962isἐστίν·estinG1510theLord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962freedmanἀπελεύθεροςapeleutherosG558.ConverselyὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668,he whoὁhoG3588wasa free manἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658when he was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564isἐστινestinG1510Christ’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401.
The Unmarried and Widowed
25NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012τῶνtōnG3588virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933,I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,butδὲdeG1161I giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325a judgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106asὡςhōsG5613one whobyὑπὸhupoG5259theLord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653isG1510trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103.
28ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437καὶkaiG2532you do marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060,you have not sinnedοὐχ ἥμαρτες·ouch hēmartesG3756G264.AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437ἡhēG3588a virginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marriesγήμῃgēmēG1060,she has not sinnedοὐχ ἥμαρτεν·ouch hēmartenG3756G264.ButδὲdeG1161τῇtēaG3588those who marryτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108will faceἕξουσινhexousinG2192troublesθλῖψινthlipsinG2347inοἱhoiG3588thislifeσαρκὶsarkiG4561,andδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473want tospareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771this.
29WhatδέdeG1161I am sayingφημι,phēmiG5346,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, isthatΤοῦτοToutoG3778theὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isἐστίν·estinG1510shortσυνεσταλμένοςsunestalmenosG4958τὸtoG3588.From now onλοιπόν ἵνα καὶloipon ina kaiG3063G2443G2532those whoοἱhoiG3588haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135should liveὦσιν,ōsinG1510as ifὡςhōsG5613they hadἔχοντεςechontesG2192noneμὴmēG3361;
30καὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799,as ifὡςhōsG5613theyμὴ κλαίοντες,mē klaiontesG3361G2799did notκαὶkaiG2532;those whoοἱhoiG3588are joyfulχαίροντεςchairontesG5463,as ifὡςhōsG5613they were notμὴ χαίροντες,mē chairontesG3361G5463καὶkaiG2532;those whoοἱhoiG3588make a purchaseἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesG59,as ifὡςhōsG5613they had nothingμὴ κατέχοντες,mē katechontesG3361G2722;
31andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588useχρώμενοιchrōmenoiG5530the things ofτὸνtonG3588thisworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,as ifὡςhōsG5613not dependent on themμὴ καταχρώμενοι.mē katachrōmenoiG3361G2710.ForγὰρgarG1063thisτούτου·toutouG3778τὸtoG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889in itsτοῦtouG3588present formσχῆμαschēmaG4976is passing awayπαράγειparageiG3855.
32δὲdeG1161I wantθέλωthelōG2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to beG1510free from concernἀμερίμνουςamerimnousG275.TheὁhoG3588unmarried manἄγαμοςagamosG22is concerned aboutμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309theτὰtaG3588workof theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459he can pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.
34andκαὶkaiG2532καὶkaiG2532his interestsare dividedμεμέρισται.memeristaiG3307.TheἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22womanγυνὴgunēG1135orκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588virginπαρθένοςparthenosG3933is concerned aboutμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309theτὰtaG3588workof theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howἵναinaG2443she can beᾖēG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40inτῷtōG3588bothκαὶkaiG2532bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματι·pneumatiG4151.ButδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588married womanγαμήσασαgamēsasaG1060is concerned aboutμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309theτὰtaG3588affairsof thisτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459she can pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700herτῷtōG3588husbandἀνδρί.andriG435.
35δὲdeG1161I am sayingλέγω,legōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778forπρὸςprosG4314yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ownαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸtoG3588goodσύμφορονsumphoronG4851,notοὐχouchG3756toἵναinaG2443restrictβρόχον ἐπιβάλωbrochon epibalōG1911G1029youὑμῖνhuminG4771,butἀλλὰallaG235in order to promoteπρὸςprosG4314τὸtoG3588proper decorumεὔσχημονeuschēmonG2158andκαὶkaiG2532undividedἀπερισπάστως.¶aperispastōsG563devotionεὐπάρεδρονeuparedronG2145to theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.
36HoweverδέdeG1161,ifΕἰEiG1487someoneτιςtisG5100thinksνομίζει,nomizeiG3543he is acting inappropriatelyἀσχημονεῖνaschēmoneinG807towardἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588betrothedπαρθένονparthenonG3933, andifἐὰνeanG1437she isᾖēG1510beyond her youthὑπέρακμος,huperakmosG5230andκαὶkaiG2532theyoughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to marryοὕτως γίνεσθαι,houtōs ginesthaiG1096G3779,let him doποιείτω·poieitōG4160asὃhoG3739he wishesθέλειtheleiG2309;he is not sinningοὐχ ἁμαρτάνει,ouch hamartaneiG3756G264;they should get marriedγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.
37ButδὲdeG1161theὃςhosG3739man who isfirmlyἑδραῖοςhedraiosG1476establishedἕστηκενhestēkenG2476inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588andunderἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361constraintἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318δὲdeG1161,withἔχειecheiG2192controlἐξουσίανexousianG1849overπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588hisἰδίουidiouG2398willθελήματος,thelēmatosG2307andκαὶkaiG2532resolveκέκρικενkekrikenG2919τοῦτοtoutoG3778inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588hisἰδίᾳidiaG2398heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588not to marryτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3933,he will doποιήσει.poiēseiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
38So thenὥστε καὶhōste kaiG5620G2532,he whoὁhoG3588marriesγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061theτὴνtēnG3588ἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,butκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588does notμὴmēG3361marryγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061herdoesποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160even betterκρεῖσσονkreissonG2908.
39A wifeΓυνὴGunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210to herαὐτῆς·autēsG846ὁhoG3588husbandἀνὴρanērG435ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909as long asὅσον χρόνονhoson chrononG3745G5550he livesζῇzēaG2198.ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437herὁhoG3588husbandἀνήρanērG435diesκοιμηθῇkoimēthēaG2837,she isἐστὶνestinG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658to marryγαμηθῆναι,gamēthēnaiG1060anyoneᾧhōG3739she wishesθέλειtheleiG2309,as long asG3440hebelongs toἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.
40InκατὰkataG2596myG1699τὴνtēnG3588judgmentγνώμην·gnōmēnG1106,howeverδέdeG1161,she isἐστινestinG1510happierμακαριωτέραmakariōteraG3107ifἐὰνeanG1437she remainsμείνῃ,meinēG3306as she isοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.AndδὲdeG1161I think thatδοκῶdokōG1380I tooG2504haveἔχειν.¶echeinG2192theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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