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1 Corinthians 7:32-40

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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