Revised Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 7:9-31

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?

17ButεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316hath distributedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538,asὡςhōsG5613the Lordκύριος, ὁkurios hoG3588 G2962hath calledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564every oneἕκαστονhekastonG1538,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779let him walkπεριπατείτω·peripateitōG4043.AndκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ordain Iδιατάσσομαι.¶diatassomaiG1299inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956Assembliesταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςtais ekklēsiaisG3588 G1577.

18IsG2564any manτιςtisG5100calledἐκλήθη;eklēthēG2564being circumcisedG4059?let himG1986notμὴmēG3361become uncircumcisedG1986.IsG2564anyτις;tisG5100calledκέκληταίkeklētaiG2564inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203?let himG4059notμὴmēG3361be circumcisedG4059.

19Circumcisionἡ περιτομὴhē peritomēG3588 G4061isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762,andκαὶkaiG2532uncircumcisionἡ ἀκροβυστίαhē akrobustiaG3588 G203isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762,butἀλλὰallaG235the keepingτήρησιςtērēsisG5084of the commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

20Let every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538abideμενέτω.menetōG3306inἐνenG1722the sameταύτῃtautēG3778callingτῇ κλήσειtēa klēseiG3588 G2821whereinἐνenG1722ᾗhēG3739he was calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.

21Art thou calledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564beinga servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401?careμελέτω·meletōG3199notμήmēG3361for itσοιsoiG4771:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532thou mayestδύνασαιdunasaiG1410be madeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,useχρῆσαι.chrēsaiG5530itratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

22ForγὰρgarG1063he thatὁhoG3588is calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, beinga servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,isἐστίν·estinG1510the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962freemanἀπελεύθεροςapeleutherosG558:likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532he thatὁhoG3588is calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564, beingfreeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,isἐστινestinG1510Christ’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547servantδοῦλόςdoulosG1401.

23Ye are boughtἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteG59with a priceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;beG1096notμὴmēG3361yeG1096the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

24Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,let every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538,whereinἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739he is calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564,thereinἐνenG1722τούτῳtoutōG3778abideμενέτωmenetōG3306withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.¶theōG3588 G2316.

25NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsτῶν παρθένωνtōn parthenōnG3588 G3933I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962:yetδὲdeG1161I giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325my judgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106,asὡςhōsG5613one that hath obtained mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653ofὑπὸhupoG5259the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to beG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26τὴνtēnG3588τὸtoG3588I supposeνομίζωnomizōG3543thereforeοὖνounG3767that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225goodκαλὸνkalonG2570forδιὰdiaG1223the presentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764distressἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318, I say,thatὅτιhotiG3754it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779to beG1510.

27Art thou boundδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210unto a wifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notμὴmēG3361to be loosedλύσιν·lusinG3080.Art thou loosedλέλυσαιlelusaiG3089fromἀπὸapoG575a wifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notμὴmēG3361a wifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28ἡhēG3588ButδὲdeG1161andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437thou marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060,thou hastG264notοὐχouchG3756sinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437a virginπαρθένος, τῇparthenos tēaG3588 G3933marryγήμῃgēmēG1060,she hathG264notοὐχouchG3756sinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.NeverthelessδὲdeG1161suchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108shall haveἕξουσινhexousinG2192troubleθλῖψινthlipsinG2347in the fleshσαρκὶ οἱsarki hoiG3588 G4561:butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473spareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

29ButδέdeG1161thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778I sayφημι,phēmiG5346,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,the timeὁ καιρὸςho kairosG3588 G2540isshortσυνεσταλμένοςsunestalmenosG4958:it remainethἐστίν·estinG1510τὸ λοιπόνto loiponG3588 G3063,thatἵναinaG2443bothκαὶkaiG2532they thatοἱhoiG3588haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135beὦσιν,ōsinG1510as thoughὡςhōsG5613they hadἔχοντεςechontesG2192noneμὴmēG3361;

30AndκαὶkaiG2532theyοἱhoiG3588that weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799,as thoughὡςhōsG5613they weptκλαίοντες,klaiontesG2799notμὴmēG3361;andκαὶkaiG2532theyοἱhoiG3588that rejoiceχαίροντεςchairontesG5463,as thoughὡςhōsG5613they rejoicedχαίροντες,chairontesG5463notμὴmēG3361;andκαὶkaiG2532theyοἱhoiG3588that buyἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesG59,as thoughὡςhōsG5613they possessedκατέχοντες,katechontesG2722notμὴmēG3361;

31AndκαὶkaiG2532theyοἱhoiG3588that useχρώμενοιchrōmenoiG5530thisG3778worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588 G2889,asὡςhōsG5613notμὴmēG3361abusingκαταχρώμενοι.katachrōmenoiG2710it:forγὰρgarG1063the fashionτὸ σχῆμαto schēmaG3588 G4976of thisG3778worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889passeth awayπαράγειparageiG3855.

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