1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7:36-40

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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