1 Corinthians 7:2-16

2ButG1161 becauseG1223 there is so much sexual immoralityG4202, each manG1538 should haveG2192 hisG1438 own wifeG1135, andG2532 each womanG1538 her ownG2398 husbandG435.

3TheG3588 husbandG435 should fulfillG591 his marital dutyG3782 toG3588 his wifeG1135, andG1161 likewiseG3668G2532 theG3588 wifeG1135 toG3588 her husbandG435. 4TheG3588 wifeG1135 does notG3756 have authority overG1850 her ownG2398 bodyG4983, butG235 theG3588 husbandG435. LikewiseG3668G2532 theG3588 husbandG435 does notG3756 have authority overG1850 his ownG2398 bodyG4983, butG235 theG3588 wifeG1135.

5Do notG3361 depriveG650 each otherG240, exceptG1487G3385G302 byG1537 mutual consentG4859 and forG4314 a timeG2540, soG2443 you may devote yourselvesG4980 to prayerG4335. ThenG2532 comeG1510 togetherG1909 againG3825, so thatG2443 SatanG4567 will not temptG3361G3985 youG4771 throughG1223 yourG4771 lack of self-controlG192. 6I sayG3004 thisG3778 asG2596 a concessionG4774, notG3756 asG2596 a commandG2003. 7I wish thatG2309 allG3956 menG444 wereG1510 asG5613 I amG1683. ButG235 eachG1538 man hasG2192 his ownG2398 giftG5486 fromG1537 GodG2316; oneG3588 has thisG3779 gift, anotherG3588 has thatG3779.

8NowG1161 to theG3588 unmarriedG22 andG2532 widowsG5503 I sayG3004 this: It is goodG2570 for themG846 to remainG1437G3306 unmarried, asG5613 I amG2504. 9ButG1161 ifG1487 they cannot control themselvesG3756G1467, let them marryG1060. ForG1063 it isG1510 betterG2909 to marryG1060 thanG2228 to burn with passionG4448.

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To theG3588 marriedG1060 I give this commandG3853 (notG3756 IG1473, butG235 theG3588 LordG2962): A wifeG1135 must not separateG3361G5563 fromG575 her husbandG435. 11ButG1161 ifG1437 sheG5563 does, she must remainG3306 unmarriedG22 or elseG2228 be reconciledG2644 toG3588 her husbandG435. AndG2532 a husbandG435 must not divorceG3361G863 his wifeG1135.

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To theG3588 restG3062 IG1473 say thisG3004 (I, notG3756 theG3588 LordG2962): IfG1487 aG5100 brotherG80 hasG2192 an unbelievingG571 wifeG1135 andG2532 sheG3778 is willingG4909 to liveG3611 withG3326 himG846, he must not divorceG3361G863 herG846. 13AndG2532 ifG1487 aG5100 womanG1135 hasG2192 an unbelievingG571 husbandG435 andG2532 heG3778 is willingG4909 to liveG3611 withG3326 herG846, she must not divorceG3361G863 him. 14ForG1063 theG3588 unbelievingG571 husbandG435 is sanctifiedG37 throughG1722 his believing wifeG1135, andG2532 theG3588 unbelievingG571 wifeG1135 is sanctifiedG37 throughG1722 her believing husbandG80. OtherwiseG1893G686 yourG4771 childrenG5043 would beG1510 uncleanG169, butG1161 nowG3568 they areG1510 holyG40.

15ButG1161 ifG1487 theG3588 unbelieverG571 leavesG5563, let him goG5563. TheG3588 believing brotherG80 orG2228 sisterG79 is not boundG3756G1402 inG1722 suchG5108 cases. GodG2316 has calledG2564 youG47711 to live inG1722 peaceG1515. 16HowG5101 do you knowG1492, wifeG1135, whetherG1487 you will saveG4982 your husbandG435? OrG2228 howG5101 do you knowG1492, husbandG435, whetherG1487 you will saveG4982 your wifeG1135?