Revised Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 7:2-16

2τὰςtasG3588τὴνtēnG3588NeverthelessδὲdeG1161,διὰdiaG1223to avoidfornicationπορνείας τὸνporneias tonG3588 G4202,let every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538haveἐχέτω,echetōG2192his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532let every womanἑκάστηhekastēG1538haveἐχέτω.echetōG2192her ownἴδιονidionG2398husbandἄνδραandraG435.

3τῇtēaG3588Let the husbandὁ ἀνὴρho anērG3588 G435renderἀποδιδότω·apodidotōG591unto the wifeγυναικὶ τὴνgunaiki tēnG3588 G1135dueG3784benevolenceG2133:andδὲdeG1161likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoκαὶkaiG2532the wifeἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588 G1135unto the husbandτῷ ἀνδρί.tō andriG3588 G435.

4ἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588The wifeγυνὴ ὁgunē hoG3588 G1135hathG1850notοὐκoukG3756powerG1850of her ownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the husbandἀνήρ· ὁanēr hoG3588 G435:andδὲdeG1161likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoκαὶkaiG2532the husbandἀνὴρ τοῦanēr touG3588 G435hathG1850notοὐκoukG3756powerG1850of his ownἰδίουidiouG2398bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the wifeἡ γυνή.hē gunēG3588 G1135.

5Defraud yeἀποστερεῖτεapostereiteG650notG3361one the otherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,exceptεἰeiG1487 G3361G5100ἂνanG302it bewithἐκekG1537consentσυμφώνουsumphōnouG4859forπρὸςprosG4314a timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540,thatἵναinaG2443ye may give yourselvesσχολάσητεscholasēteG4980to fastingG3588 G3521andG2532prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG3588 G4335;andG2532come togetherG4905againπάλινpalinG3825,ἐπὶepiG1909αὐτὸautoG3588 G846thatἵναinaG2443SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG3588 G4567temptπειράζῃpeirazēG3985youὑμᾶςhumasG4771notG3361forδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771incontinencyἀκρασίανakrasianG3588 G192.

6ButδὲdeG1161I speakλέγωlegōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778byκατὰkataG2596permissionσυγγνώμηνsungnōmēnG4774, andnotοὐouG3756ofκατ᾽kat᾽G2596commandmentἐπιταγήν.epitagēnG2003.

7ForG1063I wouldθέλωthelōG2309that allπάνταςpantasG3956menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444wereG1510evenκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613I myselfG1683.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hathἔχειecheiG2192hisἴδιονidionG2398propergiftχάρισμαcharismaG5486ofἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,oneG3739μὲνmenG3303after this mannerοὕτως,houtōsG3779,andG1161anotherG3739after thatοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

8I sayΛέγωLegōG3004thereforeδὲdeG1161to the unmarriedτοῖς ἀγάμοιςtois agamoisG3588 G22andG2532widowsταῖς χήραις,tais chēraisG3588 G5503,It isG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ifἐὰνeanG1437they abideμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306evenὡςhōsG5613as IG2504.

9ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theyG1467cannotοὐκoukG3756containG1467,let them marryγαμησάτωσαν·gamēsatōsanG1060:forγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510betterκρεῖττονkreittonG2908to marryγαμῆσαιgamēsaiG1060thanἢēG2228to burnπυροῦσθαι.¶purousthaiG4448.

10AndδὲdeG1161unto the marriedγεγαμηκόσινgegamēkosinG1060I commandπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853, yetnotοὐκoukG3756IἐγὼegōG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the LordΤοῖς κύριος,Tois kuriosG3588 G2962,Let notμὴmēG3361the wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135departχωρισθῆναι·chōristhēnaiG5563fromἀπὸapoG575herhusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435:ὁhoG3588

11ButδὲdeG1161andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437she departχωρισθῇ,chōristhēaG5563,let her remainμενέτωmenetōG3306unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22,orἢēG2228be reconciledκαταλλαγήτω·katallagētōG2644toG3588 G435herhusbandἀνδρὶandriG3588 G435:andκαὶkaiG2532letG435notμὴmēG3361the husbandἄνδραandraG435put awayἀφιέναι.¶aphienaiG863hiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.

12ButδὲdeG1161to the restΤοῖς λοιποῖςTois loipoisG3588 G3062speakλέγωlegōG3004IἐγὼegōG1473,notοὐχouchG3756the Lordὁ κύριος,ho kuriosG3588 G2962:IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80hathἔχειecheiG2192a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135that believeth notἄπιστονapistonG571,andκαὶkaiG2532sheG846be pleasedσυνευδοκεῖsuneudokeiG4909to dwellοἰκεῖνoikeinG3611withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846,let himG863notμὴmēG3361putG863her awayG846.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532the womanγυνὴgunēG1135whichG3748hathἔχειecheiG2192an husbandG435that believeth notἄπιστονapistonG571,andκαὶkaiG2532if heG846be pleasedσυνευδοκεῖsuneudokeiG4909to dwellοἰκεῖνoikeinG3611withμετ᾽met᾽G3326herG846,let herG863notμὴmēG3361leaveG863himG846.

14ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571husbandἀνὴρ τῇanēr tēaG3588 G435is sanctifiedἡγίασταιhēgiastaiG37byἐνenG1722the wifeγυναικί, ἡgunaiki hēG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532the unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571wifeγυνὴ ἡgunē hēG3588 G1135is sanctifiedἡγίασταιhēgiastaiG37byἐνenG1722the husbandτῷtōG3588 G435:elseἐπεὶepeiG1893ἄραaraG686wereἐστιν,estinG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043uncleanἀκάθαρτάakathartaG169;butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568are theyἐστιν.estinG1510holyἅγιάhagiaG40.

15ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487the unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571departχωρίζεται,chōrizetaiG5563,let him departχωριζέσθω·chōrizesthōG5563.A brotherἀδελφὸς ἡadelphos hēG3588 G80orἢēG2228a sisterἀδελφὴ τοῖςadelphē toisG3588 G79isG3756notG3756under bondageδεδούλωταιdedoulōtaiG1402inἐνenG1722suchτοιούτοις·toioutoisG5108cases:butδὲdeG1161Godὁ θεός.ho theosG3588 G2316hath calledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564usG1473toἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515.

16ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101knowest thouG1492,O wifeγύναι,gunaiG1135,whetherεἰeiG1487thou shalt saveσώσεις;sōseisG4982thyhusbandτὸν ἄνδραton andraG3588 G435?orἢēG2228howτίtiG5101knowest thouG1492,O manἄνερ,anerG435,whetherεἰeiG1487thou shalt saveσώσεις;sōseisG4982thywifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588 G1135?

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