Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 7:32-40
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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