Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 7:24-40

24Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538should remainμενέτωmenetōG3306inἐνenG1722theτούτῳtoutōG3778situationᾧhōG3739he was inἐνenG1722when God called himἐκλήθη, παρὰ θεῷ.¶eklēthē para theōG2564 G3844 G2316.

25NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012τῶνtōnG3588virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933,I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,butδὲdeG1161I giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325a judgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106asὡςhōsG5613one whobyὑπὸhupoG5259theLord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653isG1510trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26Because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588presentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764crisisἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318οὖνounG3767,I thinkνομίζωnomizōG3543itτοῦτοtoutoG3778isὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225goodκαλὸνkalonG2570ὅτιhotiG3754καλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444τὸtoG3588to remainG1510asοὕτωςhoutōsG3779he is.

27Are you committedδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210to a wifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?Do notμὴmēG3361seekζήτειzēteiG2212to be releasedλύσιν·lusinG3080.Are you freeλέλυσαιlelusaiG3089ofἀπὸapoG575commitmentγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?Do notμὴmēG3361look forζήτειzēteiG2212a wifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437καὶkaiG2532you do marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060,you have not sinnedοὐχ ἥμαρτες·ouch hēmartesG3756 G264.AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437ἡhēG3588a virginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marriesγήμῃgēmēG1060,she has not sinnedοὐχ ἥμαρτεν·ouch hēmartenG3756 G264.ButδὲdeG1161τῇtēaG3588those who marryτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108will faceἕξουσινhexousinG2192troublesθλῖψινthlipsinG2347inοἱhoiG3588thislifeσαρκὶsarkiG4561,andδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473want tospareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771this.

29WhatδέdeG1161I am sayingφημι,phēmiG5346,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, isthatΤοῦτοToutoG3778theὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isἐστίν·estinG1510shortσυνεσταλμένοςsunestalmenosG4958τὸtoG3588.From now onλοιπόν ἵνα καὶloipon ina kaiG3063 G2443 G2532those whoοἱhoiG3588haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135should liveὦσιν,ōsinG1510as ifὡςhōsG5613they hadἔχοντεςechontesG2192noneμὴmēG3361;

30καὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799,as ifὡςhōsG5613theyμὴ κλαίοντες,mē klaiontesG3361 G2799did notκαὶkaiG2532;those whoοἱhoiG3588are joyfulχαίροντεςchairontesG5463,as ifὡςhōsG5613they were notμὴ χαίροντες,mē chairontesG3361 G5463καὶkaiG2532;those whoοἱhoiG3588make a purchaseἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesG59,as ifὡςhōsG5613they had nothingμὴ κατέχοντες,mē katechontesG3361 G2722;

31andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588useχρώμενοιchrōmenoiG5530the things ofτὸνtonG3588thisworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,as ifὡςhōsG5613not dependent on themμὴ καταχρώμενοι.mē katachrōmenoiG3361 G2710.ForγὰρgarG1063thisτούτου·toutouG3778τὸtoG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889in itsτοῦtouG3588present formσχῆμαschēmaG4976is passing awayπαράγειparageiG3855.

32δὲdeG1161I wantθέλωthelōG2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to beG1510free from concernἀμερίμνουςamerimnousG275.TheὁhoG3588unmarried manἄγαμοςagamosG22is concerned aboutμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309theτὰtaG3588workof theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459he can pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

33ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588married manγαμήσαςgamēsasG1060is concerned aboutμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309theτὰtaG3588affairsof thisτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459he can pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700hisτῇtēaG3588wifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135,

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 epibalōG1911 G1029youὑμῖνhuminG4771,butἀλλὰallaG235in order to promoteπρὸςprosG4314τὸtoG3588proper decorumεὔσχημονeuschēmonG2158andκαὶkaiG2532undividedἀπερισπάστως.¶aperispastōsG563devotionεὐπάρεδρονeuparedronG2145to theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

36HoweverδέdeG1161,ifΕἰEiG1487someoneτιςtisG5100thinksνομίζει,nomizeiG3543he is acting inappropriatelyἀσχημονεῖνaschēmoneinG807towardἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588betrothedπαρθένονparthenonG3933, andifἐὰνeanG1437she isᾖēG1510beyond her youthὑπέρακμος,huperakmosG5230andκαὶkaiG2532theyoughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to marryοὕτως γίνεσθαι,houtōs ginesthaiG1096 G3779,let him doποιείτω·poieitōG4160asὃhoG3739he wishesθέλειtheleiG2309;he is not sinningοὐχ ἁμαρτάνει,ouch hamartaneiG3756 G264;they should get marriedγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.

37ButδὲdeG1161theὃςhosG3739man who isfirmlyἑδραῖοςhedraiosG1476establishedἕστηκενhestēkenG2476inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588andunderἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361constraintἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318δὲdeG1161,withἔχειecheiG2192controlἐξουσίανexousianG1849overπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588hisἰδίουidiouG2398willθελήματος,thelēmatosG2307andκαὶkaiG2532resolveκέκρικενkekrikenG2919τοῦτοtoutoG3778inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588hisἰδίᾳidiaG2398heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588not to marryτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3933,he will doποιήσει.poiēseiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

38So thenὥστε καὶhōste kaiG5620 G2532,he whoὁhoG3588marriesγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061theτὴνtēnG3588ἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,butκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588does notμὴmēG3361marryγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061herdoesποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160even betterκρεῖσσονkreissonG2908.

39A wifeΓυνὴGunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210to herαὐτῆς·autēsG846ὁhoG3588husbandἀνὴρanērG435ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909as long asὅσον χρόνονhoson chrononG3745 G5550he 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.

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