1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7:32-40

32But I wantθέλωthelōG2309you to be freeG275from concernG275. One who isunmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22is concernedμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309about the things of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459he may pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;
33but one who is marriedγαμήσαςgamēsasG1060is concernedμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309about the things of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459he may pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700his wifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135,
34and his interestsare dividedμεμέρισται.memeristaiG3307.The womanγυνὴgunēG1135who is unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22,and the virginπαρθένοςparthenosG3933,is concernedμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309about the things of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,that she may be holyἁγίαhagiaG40bothG2532in bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983and spiritπνεύματι·pneumatiG4151;but one who is marriedγαμήσασαgamēsasaG1060is concernedμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309about the things of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459she may pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700her husbandἀνδρί.andriG435.
35ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I sayλέγω,legōG3004for your ownαὐτῶνautōnG846benefitσύμφορονsumphoronG4851;not to putἐπιβάλωepibalōG1911a restraintβρόχονbrochonG1029upon you, butto promoteG4314whatG2158is appropriateG2158and to secureundistractedἀπερισπάστως.¶aperispastōsG563devotionG2138to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.
36But ifΕἰEiG1487anyG5100manG5100thinksνομίζει,nomizeiG3543that he is actingG807unbecominglyG807towardἐπὶepiG1909his virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933daughter,ifἐὰνeanG1437she is pastG5230her youthG5230,and if it mustὀφείλειopheileiG3784be soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,let him doποιείτω·poieitōG4160whatὃhoG3739he wishesθέλειtheleiG2309,he does not sinἁμαρτάνει,hamartaneiG264; lether marryγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.
37But he whoὃςhosG3739standsἕστηκενhestēkenG2476firmἑδραῖοςhedraiosG1476in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,beingG2192underG2192noμὴmēG3361constraintἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318,but hasG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overπερὶperiG4012his ownἰδίουidiouG2398willθελήματος,thelēmatosG2307,and has decidedκέκρικενkekrikenG2919thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,to keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3933daughter,he will doποιήσει.poiēseiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
38SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620bothG2532he who givesG1061his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933daughterin marriageγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,and he who does not giveG1061her in marriageγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061will doποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160betterG2909.
39A wifeΓυνὴGunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210as longχρόνονchrononG5550as her husbandἀνὴρanērG435livesζῇzēaG2198;but ifἐὰνeanG1437her husbandἀνήρanērG435is deadκοιμηθῇkoimēthēaG2837,she is freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658to be marriedγαμηθῆναι,gamēthēnaiG1060to whomᾧhōG3739she wishesθέλειtheleiG2309,onlyG3440in the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.
40Butin my opinionγνώμην·gnōmēnG1106she is happierμακαριωτέραmakariōteraG3107ifἐὰνeanG1437she remainsμείνῃ,meinēG3306as she is; and I thinkδοκῶdokōG1380that I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532haveἔχειν.¶echeinG2192the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
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