1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7:32-40

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.
36But ifΕἰEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100thinksνομίζει,nomizeiG3543that he is actingG807dishonorablyG807towardἐπὶepiG1909his virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933,ifἐὰνeanG1437she ispastG5230her youthG5230and it oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to be soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,let him doποιείτω·poieitōG4160whatὃhoG3739he wishesθέλειtheleiG2309,he is not sinningἁμαρτάνει,hamartaneiG264; letthem marryγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.
37But the one whoὃςhosG3739standsἕστηκενhestēkenG2476firmἑδραῖοςhedraiosG1476in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,if he isG2192not underG2192constraintἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318,but hasG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overπερὶperiG4012his ownἰδίουidiouG2398willθελήματος,thelēmatosG2307,and has decidedκέκρικενkekrikenG2919thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,to keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3933,he will doποιήσει.poiēseiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
38SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620,bothG2532the one who givesG1061his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933inG1061marriageγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,and the one who does not giveG1061herinG1061marriageγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061will doποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160betterG2909.
39A wifeΓυνὴGunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210as longὅσον χρόνονhoson chrononG3745G5550asG3745her husbandἀνὴρanērG435livesζῇzēaG2198;but ifἐὰνeanG1437her husbandἀνήρanērG435diesκοιμηθῇkoimēthēaG2837,she is freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658to be marriedγαμηθῆναι,gamēthēnaiG1060to whomᾧhōG3739she wishesθέλειtheleiG2309,onlyG3440in the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.
40Butin my opinionγνώμην·gnōmēnG1106she ishappierμακαριωτέραmakariōteraG3107ifἐὰνeanG1437she remainsμείνῃ,meinēG3306as she is; and I thinkδοκῶdokōG1380that I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532haveἔχειν.¶echeinG2192the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
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