New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 7:26-35

26I thinkνομίζωnomizōG3543,thenοὖνounG3767,that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570inG1223viewG1223ofG1223thepresentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764distressἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318, thatit is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444to remainG1510as he is.

27Are you boundδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210to a wifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?Do not seekζήτειzēteiG2212to be releasedλύσιν·lusinG3080.Are you releasedλέλυσαιlelusaiG3089from a wifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?Do not seekζήτειzēteiG2212a wifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28But ifἐὰνeanG1437you marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060,you have not sinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;and ifἐὰνeanG1437a virginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marriesγήμῃgēmēG1060,she has not sinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.YetG1161suchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108peopleG5108as yourselveswill haveἕξουσινhexousinG2192troubleθλῖψινthlipsinG2347in thisG3588lifeσαρκὶsarkiG4561, and I am trying tospareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339you.

29But thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778I sayφημι,phēmiG5346,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,the timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540has beenG1510shortenedσυνεσταλμένοςsunestalmenosG4958,soG2443thatG2443fromG3062nowG3062onG3062thoseG3588who haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135should be asG5613thoughG5613they hadἔχοντεςechontesG2192noneμὴmēG3361;

30and thoseοἱhoiG3588who weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799,asG5613thoughG5613they did not weepκλαίοντες,klaiontesG2799;and thoseοἱhoiG3588who rejoiceχαίροντεςchairontesG5463,asG5613thoughG5613they did not rejoiceχαίροντες,chairontesG5463;and thoseοἱhoiG3588who buyἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesG59,asG5613thoughG5613they did not possessκατέχοντες,katechontesG2722;

31and thoseG3588who useχρώμενοιchrōmenoiG5530the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,asG5613thoughG5613they did notmakeG2710fullG2710useG2710ofG2710it; for the presentformσχῆμαschēmaG4976of thisτούτου·toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889is passingG3855awayπαράγειparageiG3855.

32But I wantθέλωthelōG2309you to be freeG275fromG275concernG275. One who isunmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22is concernedG3309aboutG3309the things of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459he may pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962;

33but one who is marriedγαμήσαςgamēsasG1060is concernedG3309aboutG3309the things of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459he may pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700his wifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135,

34and his interestsare dividedμεμέρισται.memeristaiG3307.The womanγυνὴgunēG1135who is unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22,and the virginπαρθένοςparthenosG3933,is concernedG3309aboutG3309the things of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,that she may be holyἁγίαhagiaG40bothG2532in bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983and spiritπνεύματι·pneumatiG4151;but one who is marriedγαμήσασαgamēsasaG1060is concernedG3309aboutG3309the things of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459she may pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700her husbandἀνδρί.andriG435.

35I sayλέγω,legōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778for your ownαὐτῶνautōnG846benefitσύμφορονsumphoronG4851,not to putG1911a restraintβρόχονbrochonG1029onG1911you, butto promoteG4314whatG3588is appropriateεὔσχημονeuschēmonG2158and to secureundistractedἀπερισπάστως.¶aperispastōsG563devotionG2138to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

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