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1 Corinthians 7:24-40

24Leteach, whereinheiscalledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564,brethren, thereinabideμενέτωmenetōG3306withGodθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

25ButconcerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933,IhavenocommandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962;butIgiveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325myopinion,ashavingreceivedmercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962tobeG1510faithfulG4103.

26IthinkνομίζωnomizōG3543thenG3767thatthisisG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,onaccountG1223ofthepresentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764necessityἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318,that[itisG1510]goodκαλὸνkalonG2570foramanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444toremainsoasheisG1510.

27Art thouboundG1210toawifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212nottobeloosedG3089; art thoufreefromawifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?donotseekζήτειzēteiG2212awifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28Butifthou shouldestalsoG2532marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060, thou hastnotsinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;andifthevirginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marryγήμῃgēmēG1060,theyhavenotsinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264:butsuchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108shallhavetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347inthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561;butIspareG5339you.

29ButthisIsayφημι,phēmiG5346,brethren,thetimeG2540isG1510straitened.Fortherest,thattheywhohavewivesG1135,beG1510asnothaving[any]:

30andtheythatweepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799,asnotweepingκλαίοντες,klaiontesG2799;andtheythatrejoiceG5463,asnotrejoicingG5463;andtheythatbuyἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesG59,asnotpossessing;

31andtheythatuseG5530theworldκόσμονkosmonG2889,asnotdisposingofitastheirown;forthefashionofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889passes.

32ButIwishG2309youtobeG1510withoutcare.TheunmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22caresforthethingsoftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459heshallpleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;

33buthethathasmarriedG1060caresforthethingsoftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459heshallpleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700hiswifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135.

34ThereisᾖēG1510adifferencebetweenthewifeG1135andthevirginπαρθένοςparthenosG3933.TheunmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22caresforthethingsoftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,thatshemaybeG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40bothinbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983andspiritπνεύματι·pneumatiG4151;butshethathasmarriedG1060caresforthethingsoftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459sheshallpleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700herhusbandἀνδρί.andriG435.

35ButIsayλέγω,legōG3004thisforyourownprofit;notthatImaysetasnarebeforeyou,butforwhat[is] seemly,andwaitingontheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withoutdistraction.

36ButifanyoneG5100thinkG3543thathebehaves unseemlytohisvirginity,ifhebeᾖēG1510beyondtheflowerofhisage,andsoitmustbeG1510,lethimdowhathewill,hedoesnotsinἁμαρτάνει,hamartaneiG264:letthemmarryγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.

37ButhewhostandsG2476firmG2476inhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,havingnoneed,buthasauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overhisownἰδίουidiouG2398will,andhasjudgedG2919thisinhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588tokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083hisownἰδίᾳidiaG2398virginity,hedoeswellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

38SothathethatmarrieshimselfdoeswellκαλῶςkalōsG2573;andhethatdoesnotmarrydoesbetter.

39AwifeΓυνὴGunēG1135isG1510boundG1210forwhatevertimeχρόνονchrononG5550herhusbandἀνὴρanērG435lives;butifthehusbandἀνήρanērG435beG1510fallenasleepG2837,sheisG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658tobeG1510marriedG1060towhomshewill,onlyG3440in[the]Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

40ButsheisG1510happierifshesoG3779remainμείνῃ,meinēG3306,accordingκατὰkataG2596tomyjudgmentγνώμην·gnōmēnG1106;butIthinkδοκῶdokōG1380thatIalsoG1161haveGod'sSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

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