{"book":"1 Corinthians","slug":"1-corinthians","ch":7,"genre":"letter","sub":"1 Corinthians","prev":"1-corinthians/6","next":"1-corinthians/8","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Now for the matters you wrote about: [It is] good to abstain from sexual relations.","f":["Literally It is good for a man not to touch a woman."],"h":"Principles of Marriage","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"But because [there is so much] sexual immorality, each man should have his [own] wife, and each woman [her] own husband.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"The husband should fulfill [his] [marital] duty to [his] wife, and likewise the wife to [her] husband.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"The wife [does] not have authority over [her] own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband [does] not have authority over [his] own body, but the wife.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"{Do} not deprive each other, except by mutual consent [and] for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"I say this as a concession, not as a command.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"I wish that all men were as I am. But each [man] has his own gift from God; one [has] this [gift], another [has] that.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"Now to the unmarried and widows I say [this]: [It is] good for them to remain [unmarried], as I am.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from [her] husband.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"But if she [does], she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to [her] husband. And a husband must not divorce [his] wife.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"To the rest I say this ([I,] not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce [him].","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through [his] [believing] wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through [her] [believing] husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The [ believing ] brother or sister is not bound in such [cases]. God has called you [to live] in peace.","f":["SBL, BYZ, and TR us"],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"How do you know, wife, whether you will save [your] husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save [your] wife?","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"Regardless, each one should lead [ the life ] [that] the Lord has assigned [to him] [and to which] God has called [him]. This [is what] I prescribe in all the churches.","f":[],"h":"Live Your Calling","style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"{Was} a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. {Was} a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments [is what counts].","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"Each [one] should remain in the situation [he was] in when he was called.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you — but if you can gain [your] freedom, take the opportunity.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"For he who [was] a slave when he was called by [the] Lord is [the] Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who [was] a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"You were bought at a price; {do} not become slaves of men.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"Brothers, each one should remain in the [situation] he was in when God called him.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"Now about virgins, I have no command from [the] Lord, but I give a judgment as [one who] by [the] Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.","f":[],"h":"The Unmarried and Widowed","style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"Because of the present crisis, I think [it] is good for a man to remain as [he is].","f":["Or impending"]},{"v":27,"t":"Are you committed to a wife? {Do} not seek to be released. Are you free of [commitment]? {Do} not look for a wife.","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But [those who marry] will face troubles in [this] life, and I [want to] spare you [this].","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"[What] I am saying, brothers, [is] that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"those who weep, as if they [did not]; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"and those who use the things of [this] world, as if not dependent on them. For this world [in its] present form is passing away.","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the [work] of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":33,"t":"But the married man is concerned about the [affairs] of this world, how he can please [his] wife,","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"and [his interests] are divided. The unmarried woman [or] virgin is concerned about the [work] of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the [affairs] of this world, how she can please [her] husband.","f":[]},{"v":35,"t":"I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, [and] if she is beyond [her] youth and [they] ought [to marry], let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.","f":["Literally and it ought to be so"],"style":"reg"},{"v":37,"t":"But the [man who] [is] firmly established in his heart [and] under no constraint, with control over [his] will and resolve in [his] heart [not to marry] the virgin, he will do well.","f":["Literally in his heart to keep the virgin or in his heart to keep the betrothed"]},{"v":38,"t":"So then, he who [marries] the virgin does well, but he who {does} not marry [her] does even better.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":39,"t":"A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if [her] husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as [he] belongs to [the] Lord.","f":["Literally she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord"],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have [the] Spirit of God.","f":[]}]}