Revised Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 7:32-40
32ButδὲdeG1161I would haveθέλωthelōG2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771without carefulnessἀμερίμνουςamerimnousG275.HeὁhoG3588that isG1510unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22careth forμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309the thingsτὰtaG3588that belong to the Lordτοῦ κυρίου,tou kuriouG3588G2962,howπῶςpōsG4459he may pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700the Lordτῷ κυρίῳ·tō kuriōG3588G2962:
34There is differenceG3307alsobetweenG3307a wifeγυνὴgunēG3588G1135andG2532a virginπαρθένοςparthenosG3588G3933.The unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG3588G22womancareth forμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309the thingsG3588of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG3588G2962,thatἵναinaG2443she may beᾖēG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40bothG2532in bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983andG2532in spiritπνεύματι·pneumatiG4151:butδὲdeG1161sheG3588that is marriedγαμήσασαgamēsasaG1060careth forμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309the thingsG3588of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG3588G2889,howπῶςpōsG4459she may pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700herhusbandἀνδρί.andriG3588G435.
35τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I speakλέγω,legōG3004forπρὸςprosG4314yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ownαὐτῶνautōnG846profitσύμφορονsumphoronG4851;notοὐχouchG3756thatἵναinaG2443I may castἐπιβάλωepibalōG1911a snareβρόχονbrochonG1029upon youὑμῖνhuminG4771,butἀλλὰallaG235forπρὸςprosG4314that which is comelyεὔσχημονeuschēmonG2158,andκαὶkaiG2532that ye may attend uponεὐπάρεδρονeuparedronG2145the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588G2962without distractionἀπερισπάστως.¶aperispastōsG563.
36ButδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487any manτιςtisG5100thinkνομίζει,nomizeiG3543thatὃhoG3739he behavethG807himselfαὐτοῦautouG846uncomelyG807towardἐπὶepiG1909his virginτὴν παρθένονtēn parthenonG3588G3933,ifἐὰνeanG1437she passᾖēG1510the flower ofG5230herageG5230,andκαὶkaiG2532needὀφείλειopheileiG3784soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779requireγίνεσθαι,ginesthaiG1096,let him doποιείτω·poieitōG4160what he willθέλειtheleiG2309,he sinnethἁμαρτάνει,hamartaneiG264notοὐχouchG3756:let them marryγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.
37NeverthelessδὲdeG1161he thatὃςhosG3739standethἕστηκενhestēkenG2476stedfastἑδραῖοςhedraiosG1476inἐνenG1722his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG3588G2588,havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361necessityἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318,butδὲdeG1161hathἔχειecheiG2192powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849overπερὶperiG4012his ownG3588G2398willθελήματος,thelēmatosG2307,andκαὶkaiG2532hathG2919soτοῦτοtoutoG3778decreedG2919inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG3588G2588that he will keepτηρεῖνtēreinG3588G5083hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3588G3933,doethποιήσει.poiēseiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
39The wifeΓυνὴGunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210by the lawG3551asἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909longχρόνονchrononG5550asὅσονhosonG3745herG846husbandὁ ἀνὴρho anērG3588G435livethζῇzēaG2198;butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437herG846husbandὁ ἀνήρho anērG3588G435be deadκοιμηθῇkoimēthēaG2837,she isἐστὶνestinG1510at libertyἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658to be married toγαμηθῆναι,gamēthēnaiG1060whomᾧhōG3739she willθέλειtheleiG2309;onlyG3440inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.
40τὴνtēnG3588ButδέdeG1161she isἐστινestinG1510happierμακαριωτέραmakariōteraG3107ifἐὰνeanG1437sheG3306soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779abideG3306,afterκατὰkataG2596myG1699judgmentγνώμην·gnōmēnG1106:andδὲdeG1161IG2504thinkδοκῶdokōG1380alsoG2504that I haveἔχειν.¶echeinG2192the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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