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1 Corinthians 7:25-38

25NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933Ihaveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962:yetδὲdeG1161IgiveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325myjudgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106,asὡςhōsG5613one that hath obtainedmercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653fromὑπὸhupoG5259theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962tobeεἶναι.einaiG1511faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26IsupposeνομίζωnomizōG3543thereforeοὖνounG3767thatthisG5124isὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225goodκαλὸνkalonG2570forδιὰdiaG1223thepresentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764distressἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318, I say,thatὅτιhotiG3754it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570for amanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779tobeεἶναι.einaiG1511.

27Art thouboundδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210to awifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notμὴmēG3361to beloosedλύσιν·lusinG3080. Art thouloosedλέλυσαιlelusaiG3089fromἀπὸapoG575awifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notμὴmēG3361awifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28Butδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532ifἐὰνeanG1437thoumarryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060, thouhastG264notοὐχouchG3756sinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437avirginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marryγήμῃgēmēG1060, shehathG264notοὐχouchG3756sinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.NeverthelessδὲdeG1161suchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108shallhaveἕξουσινhexousinG2192troubleθλῖψινthlipsinG2347in thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561:butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473spareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339youG5216.

29ButδέdeG1161thisG5124Isayφημι,phēmiG5346,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, thetimeκαιρὸςkairosG2540isshortσυνεσταλμένοςsunestalmenosG4958: itremainethλοιπόνloiponG2076 G3063,thatἵναinaG2443bothκαὶkaiG2532they thathaveἔχοντεςechontesG2192wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135beG5600asthoughὡςhōsG5613theyhadἔχοντεςechontesG2192noneμὴmēG3361;

30AndκαὶkaiG2532they thatweepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799,asὡςhōsG5613though theyweptκλαίοντες,klaiontesG2799notμὴmēG3361;andκαὶkaiG2532they thatrejoiceχαίροντεςchairontesG5463,asὡςhōsG5613though theyrejoicedχαίροντες,chairontesG5463notμὴmēG3361;andκαὶkaiG2532they thatbuyἀγοράζοντεςagorazontesG59,asὡςhōsG5613though theypossessedκατέχοντες,katechontesG2722notμὴmēG3361;

31AndκαὶkaiG2532they thatuseχρώμενοιchrōmenoiG5530thisG5127worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,asὡςhōsG5613notμὴmēG3361abusingκαταχρώμενοι.katachrōmenoiG2710it :forγὰρgarG1063thefashionσχῆμαschēmaG4976ofthisG5129worldκόσμουkosmouG2889passethawayπαράγειparageiG3855.

32ButδὲdeG1161I wouldhaveθέλω εἶναι.thelō einaiG1511 G2309youG5209withoutcareἀμερίμνουςamerimnousG275. He that isunmarriedἄγαμοςagamosG22carethμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309for the things that belongtoG3588theLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459he maypleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:

33ButδὲdeG1161he that ismarriedγαμήσαςgamēsasG1060carethμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309for the things thatareG3588of theworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459he maypleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700hiswifeγυναικί,gunaikiG1135.

34There is a difference alsobetweenμεμέρισται.memeristaiG3307awifeγυνὴgunēG1135andG2532avirginπαρθένοςparthenosG3933. The unmarriedwomanἄγαμοςagamosG22carethforμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309thethingsG3588of theLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,thatἵναinaG2443she maybeG5600holyἁγίαhagiaG40bothG2532inbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983andG2532inspiritπνεύματι·pneumatiG4151:butδὲdeG1161she that ismarriedγαμήσασαgamēsasaG1060carethμεριμνᾷmerimnaG3309for thethingsG3588of theworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,howπῶςpōsG4459she maypleaseἀρέσῃaresēG700herhusbandἀνδρί.andriG435.

35AndδὲdeG1161thisG5124Ispeakλέγω,legōG3004forπρὸςprosG4314yourG5216ownαὐτῶνautōnG846profitσύμφορονsumphoronG4851;notοὐχouchG3756thatἵναinaG2443I maycastἐπιβάλωepibalōG1911asnareβρόχονbrochonG1029uponyouG5213,butἀλλὰallaG235for thatwhichπρὸςprosG4314isseemlyεὔσχημονeuschēmonG2158,andκαὶkaiG2532that ye may attenduponεὐπάρεδρονeuparedronG2145theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withoutdistractionἀπερισπάστως.¶aperispastōsG563.

36ButδέdeG1161if anymanG1536thinkethνομίζει,nomizeiG3543that he behaveth himselfunseemlyἀσχημονεῖνaschēmoneinG807towardἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933,ifἐὰνeanG1437she hath passed the flower of herageὑπέρακμος,huperakmosG5230 G5600,andκαὶkaiG2532needὀφείλειopheileiG3784soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779requirethγίνεσθαι,ginesthaiG1096, let himdoποιείτω·poieitōG4160whatὃhoG3739hewillθέλειtheleiG2309, hesinnethἁμαρτάνει,hamartaneiG264notοὐχouchG3756: let themmarryγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.

37NeverthelessδὲdeG1161heὃςhosG3739thatstandethἕστηκενhestēkenG2476steadfastἑδραῖοςhedraiosG1476inἐνenG1722hisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361necessityἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318,butδὲdeG1161hathἔχειecheiG2192powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849overπερὶperiG4012hisownG2398willθελήματος,thelēmatosG2307,andκαὶkaiG2532hathG2919soG5124decreedG2919inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588that he willkeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3933,doethποιήσει.poiēseiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

38SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG2532he that giveth her inmarriageG1547doethποιεῖ,poieiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573;butG1161he that giveth herG1547notμὴmēG3361inmarriageG1547doethποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160betterκρεῖσσονkreissonG2908.

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