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1 Corinthians 7:24-40

24Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,letG3306eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538manτούτῳtoutōG3778, whereinheᾧhōG3739wascalledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564, thereinabideμενέτωmenetōG3306withG1722Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

25NowG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933IG1161havenoοὐκoukG3756commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003ofG2962theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962:butG1161IG1161giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325myG1325judgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106,asG5613oneG3588thatG5613hathobtainedἔχω,echōG2192mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653ofG2962theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962toG1325beG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26IG3778thinkνομίζωnomizōG3543thereforeοὖνounG3767thatG3754thisG3778isG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570byG1223reasonG1223ofG1223theG3588presentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764distressἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318, namely,thatG3754itG1223isG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570forG3754aG1510manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444toG444beG1510asοὕτωςhoutōsG3779heG3778isG1510.

27Art thouboundδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210unto awifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notG3361toG2212beG3361loosedG3089. Art thouloosedG3089fromἀπὸapoG575awifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notG3361awifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28ButG1161andG2532ifG1437thoumarryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060, thou hastnotοὐχouchG3756sinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;andG2532ifG1437avirginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marryγήμῃgēmēG1060,sheG1437hathnotοὐχouchG3756sinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.YetG2532suchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108shallG2532havetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347inG2532theG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561:andG2532IἐγὼegōG1473wouldG2532spareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339youG5210.

29ButδέdeG1161thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778IG2532sayφημι,phēmiG5346,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,theG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isἐστίν·estinG1510shortenedσυνεσταλμένοςsunestalmenosG4958,thatG2443henceforthbothG2532thoseG3588thatG2443havewivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135mayG2532beὦσιν,ōsinG1510asG5613thoughG5613theyG2532hadnoneμὴmēG3361;

30andG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588thatG5613weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799,asG5613thoughG5613theyG2532weptκλαίοντες,klaiontesG2799notμὴmēG3361;andG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588thatG5613rejoiceχαίροντεςchairontesG5463,asG5613thoughG5613theyG2532rejoicedχαίροντες,chairontesG5463notμὴmēG3361;andG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588thatG5613buyἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesG59,asG5613thoughG5613theyG2532possessednotμὴmēG3361;

31andκαὶkaiG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588thatG3778useχρώμενοιchrōmenoiG5530theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,asὡςhōsG5613notμὴmēG3361abusingitG3778:forγὰρgarG1063theτὸtoG3588fashionofτοῦtouG3588thisG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889passethawayπαράγειparageiG3855.

32ButG1161IG1161wouldG2962haveG1510youG5210toθέλωthelōG2309beG1510freeἀμερίμνουςamerimnousG275fromG2962cares.HeG1161thatG1161isG1510unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22isG1510carefulforμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309theὁhoG3588thingsτὰtaG3588ofG2962theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459heG1161mayG1161pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:

33butG1161heG1161thatG1161ismarriedγαμήσαςgamēsasG1060is carefulforμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309theὁhoG3588thingsτὰtaG3588ofτοῦtouG3588theτῇtēaG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459heG1161mayG2889pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700hisG700wifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135.

34AndG2532thereG1510isᾖēG1510aG1510differencealsoG2532betweenG2532theG3588wifeG1135andG2532theG3588virginπαρθένοςparthenosG3933.SheG1135thatG2443isG1510unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22isG1510carefulforG2443theG3588thingsG3588ofG4151theG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,thatG2443sheG1135mayG2532beG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40bothG2532inG2532bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983andG2532inG2532spiritπνεύματι·pneumatiG4151:butδὲdeG1161sheG1135thatG2443isG1510marriedγαμήσασαgamēsasaG1060isG1510carefulforG2443theG3588thingsG3588ofG4151theG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459sheG1135mayG2532pleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700herG435husbandἀνδρί.andriG435.

35AndG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778IG2532sayλέγω,legōG3004forπρὸςprosG4314yourG2962ownαὐτῶνautōnG846profit;notG3756thatG2443IG2532mayG2532cast a snare uponyouG5210,butδὲdeG1161forπρὸςprosG4314thatG2443whichG3588is seemly,andG2532thatG2443yemayG2532attend upontheG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withoutG3756distraction.

36ButδέdeG1161ifG1487anyG5100manG5100thinkeththatG3739heG2532behavethhimselfG846unseemlytowardG1909hisG846virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933daughter,ifG1487sheG846beᾖēG1510pastὑπέρακμος,huperakmosG5230theτὴνtēnG3588flowerofG1909herG846age,andG2532ifG1487needsoG2532requireth,letG1096himG846doποιείτω·poieitōG4160whatG3739heG2532willG1510;heG2532sinnethnotοὐχouchG3756;letG1096themG846marryγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.

37ButδὲdeG1161heG2532thatὃςhosG3739standeth stedfastinG1722hisG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,havingG2192noμὴmēG3361necessityἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318,butδὲdeG1161hathpowerἐξουσίανexousianG1849asG1722touchinghisG846ownἰδίουidiouG2398willθελήματος,thelēmatosG2307,andG2532hathdeterminedκέκρικενkekrikenG2919thisG3778inG1722hisG846ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,toG2532keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083hisG846ownG2398virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3933daughter,shallG3778doποιήσει.poiēseiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

38SoG2532thenG2532bothG2532heG2532thatG5620givethhisG4160ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933daughterinG2532marriage doethwellκαλῶςkalōsG2573;andG2532heG2532thatG5620givethherG4160notμὴmēG3361inG2532marriageshallG2532doG4160betterG2909.

39AG1510wifeΓυνὴGunēG1135isG1510boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210forἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909soG1161longG5550timeχρόνονchrononG5550asG1722herG846husbandἀνὴρanērG435liveth;butG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437theὁhoG3588husbandἀνήρanērG435beG1510deadκοιμηθῇkoimēthēaG2837,sheG846isG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658toG2309beG1510marriedγαμηθῆναι,gamēthēnaiG1060toG2309whomᾧhōG3739sheG846willG1510;onlyG3440inG1722theὁhoG3588Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

40ButG1161sheG1437isG1510happierμακαριωτέραmakariōteraG3107ifG1437sheG1437abideμείνῃ,meinēG3306asG2596sheG1437isG1510,afterG2596myG1699judgmentγνώμην·gnōmēnG1106:andG1161IG1437thinkδοκῶdokōG1380thatG2316IG1437alsoG1161havetheτὴνtēnG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

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