1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7:1-9

1NowδὲdeG1161concerning the thingsΠερὶPeriG4012whereofὧνhōnG3739ye wroteἐγράψατεegrapsateG1125unto meG1473: It isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444notμὴmēG3361to touchG680a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135.
2τὰςtasG3588τὴνtēnG3588NeverthelessδὲdeG1161,διὰdiaG1223to avoidfornicationπορνείας τὸνporneias tonG3588G4202,let every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538haveἐχέτω,echetōG2192his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532let every womanἑκάστηhekastēG1538haveἐχέτω.echetōG2192her ownἴδιονidionG2398husbandἄνδραandraG435.
3τῇtēaG3588Let the husbandὁ ἀνὴρho anērG3588G435renderἀποδιδότω·apodidotōG591unto the wifeγυναικὶ τὴνgunaiki tēnG3588G1135dueG3784benevolenceG2133:andδὲdeG1161likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoκαὶkaiG2532the wifeἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588G1135unto the husbandτῷ ἀνδρί.tō andriG3588G435.
4ἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588The wifeγυνὴ ὁgunē hoG3588G1135hathG1850notοὐκoukG3756powerG1850of her ownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the husbandἀνήρ· ὁanēr hoG3588G435:andδὲdeG1161likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoκαὶkaiG2532the husbandἀνὴρ τοῦanēr touG3588G435hathG1850notοὐκoukG3756powerG1850of his ownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the wifeἡ γυνή.hē gunēG3588G1135.
5Defraud yeἀποστερεῖτεapostereiteG650notG3361one the otherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,exceptεἰeiG1487G3361G5100ἂνanG302it bewithἐκekG1537consentσυμφώνουsumphōnouG4859forπρὸςprosG4314a timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,thatἵναinaG2443ye may give yourselvesσχολάσητεscholasēteG4980to fastingG3588G3521andG2532prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG3588G4335;andG2532come togetherG4905againπάλινpalinG3825,ἐπὶepiG1909αὐτὸautoG3588G846thatἵναinaG2443SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG3588G4567temptπειράζῃpeirazēG3985youὑμᾶςhumasG4771notG3361forδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771incontinencyἀκρασίανakrasianG3588G192.
6ButδὲdeG1161I speakλέγωlegōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778byκατὰkataG2596permissionσυγγνώμηνsungnōmēnG4774, andnotοὐouG3756ofκατ᾽kat᾽G2596commandmentἐπιταγήν.epitagēnG2003.
7ForG1063I wouldθέλωthelōG2309that allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444wereG1510evenκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613I myselfG1683.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hathἔχειecheiG2192hisἴδιονidionG2398propergiftχάρισμαcharismaG5486ofἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,oneG3739μὲνmenG3303after this mannerοὕτως,houtōsG3779,andG1161anotherG3739after thatοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.
8I sayΛέγωLegōG3004thereforeδὲdeG1161to the unmarriedτοῖς ἀγάμοιςtois agamoisG3588G22andG2532widowsταῖς χήραις,tais chēraisG3588G5503,It isG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ifἐὰνeanG1437they abideμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306evenὡςhōsG5613as IG2504.
9ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theyG1467cannotοὐκoukG3756containG1467,let them marryγαμησάτωσαν·gamēsatōsanG1060:forγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510betterκρεῖττονkreittonG2908to marryγαμῆσαιgamēsaiG1060thanἢēG2228to burnπυροῦσθαι.¶purousthaiG4448.
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