New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Corinthians 7:36-40
36But if anyone thinks that he is acting dishonorably toward his virgin, if she is 1past her youth and it ought to be so, let him do what he wishes, he is not sinning; let 2them marry. 37But the one who stands firm in his heart, 3if he is not under constraint, but has authority 4over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin, he will do well. 38So then, both the one who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and the one who does not give her in marriage will do better.
395A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband 6dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only 7in the Lord. 40But 8in my opinion she is 9happier if she remains as she is; and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
Notes
- 1. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or past puberty ↩
- 2. 1 Corinthians 7:36 I.e., the woman and her betrothed or fiancé ↩
- 3. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Lit having no necessity ↩
- 4. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Lit pertaining to ↩
- 5. 1 Corinthians 7:39 Rom 7:2 ↩
- 6. 1 Corinthians 7:39 Lit falls asleep ↩
- 7. 1 Corinthians 7:39 2 Cor 6:14 ↩
- 8. 1 Corinthians 7:40 1 Cor 7:6, 25 ↩
- 9. 1 Corinthians 7:40 Or more fortunate ↩
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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