1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7:1-9

1NowδὲdeG1161forΠερὶPeriG4012the mattersὧνhōnG3739you wrote aboutἐγράψατεegrapsateG1125: It isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570to abstain from sexual relationsἀνθρώπῳ γυναικὸς μὴanthrōpō gunaikos mēG444G3361G680G1135.
2ButδὲdeG1161becauseδιὰdiaG1223there is so muchτὰςtasG3588sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202,each manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538should haveἐχέτω,echetōG2192hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438ownτὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532each womanἑκάστηhekastēG1538ἐχέτω.echetōG2192herτὸνtonG3588ownἴδιονidionG2398husbandἄνδραandraG435.
3TheτῇtēaG3588husbandἀνὴρanērG435should fulfillἀποδιδότω·apodidotōG591hisὁhoG3588maritaldutyὀφειλὴνopheilēnG3782toτὴνtēnG3588hiswifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,andδὲdeG1161likewiseὁμοίως καὶhomoiōs kaiG3668G2532theἡhēG3588wifeγυνὴgunēG1135toτῷtōG3588herhusbandἀνδρί.andriG435.
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.
6δὲdeG1161I sayλέγωlegōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778asκατὰkataG2596a concessionσυγγνώμηνsungnōmēnG4774,notοὐouG3756asκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a commandἐπιταγήν.epitagēnG2003.
7δὲdeG1161I wish thatθέλωthelōG2309allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444wereG1510καὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613I amG1683.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538manhasἔχειecheiG2192his ownἴδιονidionG2398giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486fromἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316μὲνmenG3303;oneὁhoG3588hasthisοὕτως,houtōsG3779giftδὲdeG1161,anotherὁhoG3588hasthatοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.
8NowδὲdeG1161to theτοῖςtoisG3588unmarriedἀγάμοιςagamoisG22andG2532ταῖςtaisG3588widowsχήραις,chēraisG5503I sayΛέγωLegōG3004this: It isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846to remainἐὰν μείνωσινean meinōsinG1437G3306unmarried,asὡςhōsG5613I amG2504.
9ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487they cannot control themselvesοὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται,ouk egkrateuontaiG3756G1467,let them marryγαμησάτωσαν·gamēsatōsanG1060.ForγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510betterG2909to marryγαμῆσαιgamēsaiG1060thanἢēG2228to burn with passionπυροῦσθαι.¶purousthaiG4448.
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