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1 Corinthians 7:9-31

9ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487they cannot control themselvesοὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται,ouk egkrateuontaiG3756 G1467,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 chōristhēnaiG3361 G5563fromἀπὸapoG575herhusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435.

11ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437καὶkaiG2532sheχωρισθῇ,chōristhēaG5563does,she must remainμενέτωmenetōG3306unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22or elseἢēG2228be reconciledκαταλλαγήτω·katallagētōG2644toτῷtōG3588herhusbandἀνδρὶandriG435.AndκαὶkaiG2532a husbandἄνδραandraG435must not divorceμὴ ἀφιέναι.¶mē aphienaiG3361 G863hiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.

12δὲdeG1161To theΤοῖςToisG3588restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062IἐγὼegōG1473say thisλέγωlegōG3004(I,notοὐχouchG3756theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962):IfεἴeiG1487aτιςtisG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80hasἔχειecheiG2192an unbelievingἄπιστονapistonG571wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532sheαὕτηhautēG3778is willingσυνευδοκεῖsuneudokeiG4909to liveοἰκεῖνoikeinG3611withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,he must not divorceμὴ ἀφιέτωmē aphietōG3361 G863herαὐτήν·autēnG846.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἴeiG1487aτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135hasἔχειecheiG2192an unbelievingἄπιστονapistonG571husbandἄνδραandraG435andκαὶkaiG2532heοὗτοςhoutosG3778is willingσυνευδοκεῖsuneudokeiG4909to liveοἰκεῖνoikeinG3611withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herαὐτῆς,autēsG846,she must not divorceμὴ ἀφιέτωmē aphietōG3361 G863τὸνtonG3588himἄνδρα.andraG435.

14ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571husbandἀνὴρanērG435is sanctifiedἡγίασταιhēgiastaiG37throughἐνenG1722hisτῇtēaG3588believingwifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571wifeγυνὴgunēG1135is sanctifiedἡγίασταιhēgiastaiG37throughἐνenG1722herτῷtōG3588believinghusbandἀδελφῷ·adelphōG80.Otherwiseἐπεὶ ἄραepei araG1893 G686yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043would beἐστιν,estinG1510uncleanἀκάθαρτάakathartaG169,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568they areἐστιν.estinG1510holyἅγιάhagiaG40.

15ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588unbelieverἄπιστοςapistosG571leavesχωρίζεται,chōrizetaiG5563,let him goχωριζέσθω·chōrizesthōG5563.TheὁhoG3588believingbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228ἡhēG3588sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79is not boundοὐ δεδούλωταιou dedoulōtaiG3756 G1402inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588suchτοιούτοις·toioutoisG5108casesδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588.Godθεός.theosG2316has calledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to liveinἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515.

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

17Regardlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361,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 epispasthōG3361 G1986.Was a manτις;tisG5100still uncircumcisedἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳen akrobustiaG1722 G203when calledκέκληταίkeklētaiG2564?He should not be circumcisedμὴ περιτεμνέσθω.mē peritemnesthōG3361 G4059.

19ἡhēG3588CircumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762ἀλλὰallaG235.KeepingτήρησιςtērēsisG5084God’sθεοῦ.theouG2316commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785is what counts.

20EachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneἐνenG1722ταύτῃtautēG3778should remainμενέτω.menetōG3306inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588situationκλήσειklēseiG2821he wasinᾗhēG3739when he was calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.

21Were you a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401when you were calledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564?Do not let it concernμή μελέτω·mē meletōG3361 G3199youσοιsoiG4771—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.

23You were boughtἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteG59at a priceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;do notμὴmēG3361becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

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.

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