1 Corinthians 7:12-40

12But to the restG3062 1I sayG3004, not the LordG2962, that ifG1487 anyG5100 brotherG80 hasG2192 an unbelievingG571 wifeG1135, and she consentsG4909 to liveG3611 with him, he must not 2divorceG863 her. 13And 3if anyG5100 womanG1135 hasG2192 an unbelievingG571 husbandG435, and he consentsG4909 to liveG3611 with her, she must not 4divorceG863 her husbandG435. 14For the unbelievingG571 husbandG435 is sanctifiedG37 throughG1722 his wifeG1135, and the unbelievingG571 wifeG1135 is sanctifiedG37 throughG1722 5her believingG80 husbandG80; forG1893 otherwiseG1893 your childrenG5043 are uncleanG169, but nowG3568 they are 6holyG40. 15YetG1161 ifG1487 the unbelievingG571 oneG571 is leavingG5563, 7let him leaveG5563; the brotherG80 orG2228 the sisterG79 is not underG1402 bondageG1402 in suchG5108 cases, but GodG2316 has calledG2564 8us 9in peaceG1515. 16For howG5101 do you knowG3609, wifeG1135, whetherG1487 you will 10saveG4982 your husbandG435? OrG2228 howG5101 do you knowG3609, husbandG435, whetherG1487 you will saveG4982 your wifeG1135?

17OnlyG1487G3361, 11as the LordG2962 has assignedG3307 to eachG1538 oneG1538, as GodG2316 has calledG2564 eachG1538, inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779 let him walkG4043. And 12soG3779 I directG1299 in 13allG3956 the churchesG1577. 18Was anyG5100 manG5100 calledG2564 when he was already circumcisedG4059? He is not to becomeG1986 uncircumcisedG1986. Has anyoneG5100 been calledG2564 in uncircumcisionG203? 14He is not to be circumcisedG4059. 1915CircumcisionG4061 is nothingG3762, and uncircumcisionG203 is nothingG3762, but what matters is 16the keepingG5084 of the commandmentsG1785 of GodG2316. 2017EachG1538 person is to remainG3306 in that 18stateG2821 in whichG3739 he was calledG2564.

21Were you calledG2564 as a slaveG1401? Do not let it concernG3199 you. But ifG1487 you are alsoG2532 ableG1410 to becomeG1096 freeG1658, takeG5530G3123 advantageG5530G3123 of that. 22For the one who was calledG2564 in the LordG2962 as a slaveG1401, is 19the Lord’sG2962 freedG558 personG558; likewiseG3668 the one who was calledG2564 as freeG1658, is 20Christ’sG5547 slaveG1401. 2321You were boughtG59 for a priceG5092; do not becomeG1096 slavesG1401 of peopleG444. 24BrothersG80 and sisters, 22eachG1538 oneG1538 is to remainG3306 with GodG2316 in that condition in whichG3739 he was calledG2564.

25NowG1161 concerningG4012 virginsG3933, I haveG2192 23noG3756 commandG2003 of the LordG2962, but I am offeringG1325 directionG1106 as one who 2425by the mercyG1653 of the LordG2962 is trustworthyG4103. 26I thinkG3543, thenG3767, that thisG3778 is goodG2570 inG1223 viewG1223 ofG1223 the 26presentG1764 27distressG318, that 28it is goodG2570 for a manG444 29to remainG1510 as he is. 27Are you boundG1210 to a wifeG1135? Do not seekG2212 to be releasedG3080. Are you releasedG3089 from a wifeG1135? Do not seekG2212 a wifeG1135. 28But ifG1437 you marryG1060, you have not sinnedG264; and ifG1437 a virginG3933 marriesG1060, she has not sinnedG264. YetG1161 suchG5108 peopleG5108 as yourselves will haveG2192 30troubleG2347 in thisG3588 lifeG4561, and I am trying to spareG5339 you. 29But thisG3778 I sayG5346, brothersG80, 31the timeG2540 has beenG1510 shortenedG4958, soG2443 thatG2443 fromG3062 nowG3062 onG3062 thoseG3588 who haveG2192 wivesG1135 should be asG5613 thoughG5613 they hadG2192 noneG3361; 30and thoseG3588 who weepG2799, asG5613 thoughG5613 they did not weepG2799; and thoseG3588 who rejoiceG5463, asG5613 thoughG5613 they did not rejoiceG5463; and thoseG3588 who buyG59, asG5613 thoughG5613 they did not possessG2722; 31and thoseG3588 who useG5530 the worldG2889, asG5613 thoughG5613 they did not 32makeG2710 fullG2710 useG2710 ofG2710 it; for 33the present formG4976 of thisG3778 worldG2889 is passingG3855 awayG3855.

32But I wantG2309 you to be freeG275 fromG275 concernG275. One who is 34unmarriedG22 is concernedG3309 aboutG3309 the things of the LordG2962, howG4459 he may pleaseG700 the LordG2962; 33but one who is marriedG1060 is concernedG3309 aboutG3309 the things of the worldG2889, howG4459 he may pleaseG700 his wifeG1135, 34and his interests are dividedG3307. The womanG1135 who is unmarriedG22, and the virginG3933, is concernedG3309 aboutG3309 the things of the LordG2962, that she may be holyG40 bothG2532 in bodyG4983 and spiritG4151; but one who is marriedG1060 is concernedG3309 aboutG3309 the things of the worldG2889, howG4459 she may pleaseG700 her husbandG435. 35I sayG3004 thisG3778 for your ownG846 benefitG4851, not to putG1911 a restraintG1029 onG1911 you, but 35to promoteG4314 whatG3588 is appropriateG2158 and to secure undistractedG563 devotionG2138 to the LordG2962.

36But ifG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG3543 that he is actingG807 dishonorablyG807 towardG1909 his virginG3933, ifG1437 she is 36pastG5230 her youthG5230 and it oughtG3784 to be soG3779, let him doG4160 whatG3739 he wishesG2309, he is not sinningG264; let 37them marryG1060. 37But the one whoG3739 standsG2476 firmG1476 in his heartG2588, 38if he isG2192 not underG2192 constraintG318, but hasG2192 authorityG1849 39overG4012 his ownG2398 willG2307, and has decidedG2919 thisG3778 in his ownG2398 heartG2588, to keepG5083 his ownG1438 virginG3933, he will doG4160 wellG2573. 38SoG5620 thenG5620, bothG2532 the one who givesG1061 his ownG1438 virginG3933 inG1061 marriageG1061 doesG4160 wellG2573, and the one who does not giveG1061 her inG1061 marriageG1061 will doG4160 betterG2909.

3940A wifeG1135 is boundG1210 as longG3745G5550 asG3745 her husbandG435 livesG2198; but ifG1437 her husbandG435 41diesG2837, she is freeG1658 to be marriedG1060 to whomG3739 she wishesG2309, onlyG3440 42in the LordG2962. 40But 43in my opinionG1106 she is 44happierG3107 ifG1437 she remainsG3306 as she is; and I thinkG1380 that I alsoG2532 haveG2192 the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316.