1 Corinthians 7:9-31

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?

17RegardlessG1487G3361, each oneG1538 should leadG4043 the life that theG3588 LordG2962 has assignedG3307 to him and to which GodG2316 has calledG2564 him. ThisG3779 is what I prescribeG1299 inG1722 allG3956 theG3588 churchesG1577. 18Was a manG5100 already circumcisedG4059 when he was calledG2564? He should not become uncircumcisedG3361G1986. Was a manG5100 still uncircumcisedG1722G203 when calledG2564? He should not be circumcisedG3361G4059. 19CircumcisionG4061 isG1510 nothingG3762 andG2532 uncircumcisionG203 isG1510 nothingG3762. KeepingG5084 God’sG2316 commandmentsG1785 is what counts.

20EachG1538 one should remainG3306 inG1722 theG3588 situationG2821 he was inG3739 when he was calledG2564. 21Were you a slaveG1401 when you were calledG2564? Do not let it concernG3361G3199 youG4771—butG235 ifG1487 you canG1410 gainG1096 your freedomG1658, take the opportunityG5530. 22ForG1063 he whoG3588 was a slaveG1401 when he was calledG2564 byG1722 the LordG2962 isG1510 the Lord’sG2962 freedmanG558. ConverselyG3668, he whoG3588 was a free manG1658 when he was calledG2564 isG1510 Christ’sG5547 slaveG1401.

23You were boughtG59 at a priceG5092; do notG3361 becomeG1096 slavesG1401 of menG444. 24BrothersG80, each oneG1538 should remainG3306 inG1722 theG3778 situation he was inG1722 when God called himG2564G3844G2316.

25NowG1161 aboutG4012 virginsG3933, I haveG2192 noG3756 commandG2003 from the LordG2962, butG1161 I giveG1325 a judgmentG1106 asG5613 one who byG5259 the Lord’sG2962 mercyG1653 isG1510 trustworthyG4103. 26Because ofG1223 theG3588 presentG17642 crisisG318, I thinkG3543 it isG5225 goodG2570 for a manG444 to remainG1510 asG3779 he is. 27Are you committedG1210 to a wifeG1135? Do notG3361 seekG2212 to be releasedG3080. Are you freeG3089 ofG575 commitment? Do notG3361 look forG2212 a wifeG1135. 28ButG1161 ifG1437 you do marryG1060, you have not sinnedG3756G264. AndG2532 ifG1437 a virginG3933 marriesG1060, she has not sinnedG3756G264. ButG1161 those who marry will faceG2192 troublesG2347 inG3588 this lifeG4561, andG1161 IG1473 want to spareG5339 youG4771 this.

29What I am sayingG5346, brothersG80, is thatG3778 theG3588 timeG2540 isG1510 shortG4958. From now onG3063G2443G2532 those whoG3588 haveG2192 wivesG1135 should liveG1510 as ifG5613 they hadG2192 noneG3361; 30those whoG3588 weepG2799, as ifG5613 theyG3361G2799 did not; those whoG3588 are joyfulG5463, as ifG5613 they were notG3361G5463; those whoG3588 make a purchaseG59, as ifG5613 they had nothingG3361G2722; 31andG2532 those whoG3588 useG5530 the things ofG3588 this worldG2889, as ifG5613 not dependent on themG3361G2710. ForG1063 thisG3778 worldG2889 in its present formG4976 is passing awayG3855.