Revised Version 1895

1 Corinthians 7:9-31

9ButG1161ifεἰeiG1487theyG1161haveG1510notοὐκoukG3756continency,letG1510themG1510marryγαμησάτωσαν·gamēsatōsanG1060:forγάρgarG1063itG1161isG1510betterG2909toG2228marryγαμῆσαιgamēsaiG1060thanG2228toG2228burnπυροῦσθαι.¶purousthaiG4448.

10ButG1161untotheG3588marriedγεγαμηκόσινgegamēkosinG1060IG1473giveG3853chargeπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853, yeanotG3756IG1473,butG1161theG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,ThatG1161theG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135departnotG3756fromἀπὸapoG575herG435husbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435

11(butδὲdeG1161andG2532ifG1437sheG1437depart,letG863herG863remainμενέτωmenetōG3306unmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22,orG2228elseG2228beG2532reconciledκαταλλαγήτω·katallagētōG2644toG2532herG863husbandἀνδρὶandriG435);andG2532thatG1437theτῷtōG3588husbandἄνδραandraG435leaveG863notμὴmēG3361hisG863wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.

12ButδὲdeG1161toG3004theΤοῖςToisG3588restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062sayλέγωlegōG3004IἐγὼegōG1473,notG3756theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962:IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80hathanἔχειecheiG2192unbelievingἄπιστονapistonG571wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532sheG846is contenttoG3004dwellwithμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846,letG863himG846notG3756leaveG863herG846.

13AndG2532theG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135whichG3588hathanἔχειecheiG2192unbelievingἄπιστονapistonG571husbandἄνδραandraG435,andG2532heG2532is contenttoG2532dwellwithμετ᾽met᾽G3326herG846,letG863herG846notμὴmēG3361leaveG863herG846husbandἄνδρα.andraG435.

14ForγὰρgarG1063theG3588unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571husbandἀνὴρanērG435isG1510sanctifiedἡγίασταιhēgiastaiG37inἐνenG1722theG3588wifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135,andG2532theG3588unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571wifeγυνὴgunēG1135isG1510sanctifiedἡγίασταιhēgiastaiG37inἐνenG1722theG3588brotherἀδελφῷ·adelphōG80:elseG2532wereG1510yourG2532childrenτέκναteknaG5043uncleanἀκάθαρτάakathartaG169;butG1161nowG1161areG1510theyG2532holyἅγιάhagiaG40.

15YetδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theG3588unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571departeth,letG5563himG2564depart:theG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80orἢēG2228theG3588sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79isnotοὐouG3756underG1722bondageδεδούλωταιdedoulōtaiG1402inG1722suchτοιούτοις·toioutoisG5108cases:butδὲdeG1161Godθεός.theosG2316hathcalledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564usG1722inG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515.

16ForγὰρgarG1063howτίtiG5101knowest thou, Owifeγύναι,gunaiG1135,whetherεἰeiG1487thou shaltsaveσώσεις;sōseisG4982thyhusbandἄνδραandraG435?orἢēG2228howτίtiG5101knowest thou, Ohusbandἄνερ,anerG435,whetherεἰeiG1487thou shaltsaveσώσεις;sōseisG4982thywifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135?

17OnlyεἰeiG1487,asὡςhōsG5613theG3956Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962hath distributedtoG2532eachG1538manG1538,asὡςhōsG5613Godθεός,theosG2316hathcalledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564eachG1538,soG2532lethimG2532walkπεριπατείτω·peripateitōG4043.AndG2532soG2532ordainIG2532inἐνenG1722allG3956theG3956churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577.

18WasanyG5100manG5100calledἐκλήθη;eklēthēG2564beingG203circumcisedΠεριτετμημένοςPeritetmēmenosG4059? lethimG2564notμὴmēG3361becomeuncircumcisedG203. HathanyG5100beenG5100calledκέκληταίkeklētaiG2564inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203? lethimG2564notμὴmēG3361beG5100circumcisedπεριτεμνέσθω.peritemnesthōG4059.

19CircumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762,andκαὶkaiG2532uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butἀλλὰallaG235theἡhēG3588keepingτήρησιςtērēsisG5084ofG2316theἡhēG3588commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785ofG2316Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

20LetG3306eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538manταύτῃtautēG3778abideμενέτω.menetōG3306inG1722thatG3739callingκλήσειklēseiG2821whereinheG3739wascalledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.

21Wast thoucalledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564beingG1096a bondservant?careμελέτω·meletōG3199notμήmēG3361forG2532itG2532:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487thou canstbecomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,useχρῆσαι.chrēsaiG5530itG2532ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

22ForγὰρgarG1063heG1510thatG1510wasG1510calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564inἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,beingG1510aG1510bondservant,isG1510theὁhoG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962freedmanἀπελεύθεροςapeleutherosG558:likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668heG1510thatG1510wasG1510calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564,beingG1510freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,isG1510Christ’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547bondservant.

23Ye wereboughtἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteG59withG1096apriceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096notμὴmēG3361bondservantsofδοῦλοιdouloiG1401menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

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.

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