1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7:2-16

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.
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.
16γὰρgarG1063HowτίtiG5101do you knowG1492,wifeγύναι,gunaiG1135,whetherεἰeiG1487you will saveσώσεις;sōseisG4982yourτὸνtonG3588husbandἄνδραandraG435?OrἢēG2228howτίtiG5101do you knowG1492,husbandἄνερ,anerG435,whetherεἰeiG1487you will saveσώσεις;sōseisG4982yourτὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135?
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