1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7:1-9

1NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012the things about whichὧνhōnG3739you wroteἐγράψατεegrapsateG1125, it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444not to touchἅπτεσθαι·haptesthaiG681a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135.
2But becauseδιὰdiaG1223of sexualπορνείαςporneiasG4202immoralitiesG4202,eachG1538manG1538is to haveἐχέτω,echetōG2192his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and eachG1538womanG1135is to haveἐχέτω.echetōG2192her ownἴδιονidionG2398husbandἄνδραandraG435.
3The husbandἀνὴρanērG435must fulfillἀποδιδότω·apodidotōG591his dutyὀφειλὴνopheilēnG3782to his wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,and likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668the wifeγυνὴgunēG1135alsoκαὶkaiG2532to her husbandἀνδρί.andriG435.
4The wifeγυνὴgunēG1135does not haveG1850authorityἐξουσιάζειexousiazeiG1850overG1850her ownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,but the husbandἀνήρ·anērG435does;and likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668the husbandἀνὴρanērG435alsoκαὶkaiG2532does not haveG1850authorityἐξουσιάζειexousiazeiG1850overG1850his ownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,but the wifeγυνή.gunēG1135does.
5StopG3361deprivingἀποστερεῖτεapostereiteG650oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,exceptG1509by agreementσυμφώνουsumphōnouG4859for a timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540soG2443thatG2443you may devoteG4980yourselvesG4980to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335, andcomeἦτε,ēteG1510togetherἐπὶ αὐτὸepi autoG1909G3588G846againπάλινpalinG3825soG2443thatG2443SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567will not temptπειράζῃpeirazēG3985you becauseδιὰdiaG1223of your lackG192ofG192self-controlG192.
6But thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004by wayG2596of concessionσυγγνώμηνsungnōmēnG4774,not of commandἐπιταγήν.epitagēnG2003.
7YetδὲdeG1161I wishθέλωthelōG2309that allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444wereevenκαὶkaiG2532as I myselfG1683am. Howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hasἔχειecheiG2192his ownἴδιονidionG2398giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,oneμὲνmenG3588G3303inG3779thisG3779wayG3779,and anotherδὲdeG3739G1161in that.
8But I sayΛέγωLegōG3004to the unmarriedἀγάμοιςagamoisG22and to widowsχήραις,chēraisG5503that it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570for them ifἐὰνeanG1437they remainμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306evenG2532as I.
9But ifεἰeiG1487they do not haveG1467self-controlG1467,let them marryγαμησάτωσαν·gamēsatōsanG1060;for it is betterG2909to marryγαμῆσαιgamēsaiG1060thanἢēG2228to burnπυροῦσθαι.¶purousthaiG4448with passion.
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