1 Corinthians 7 ========== :1 Now 1161 -de concerning 4012 -peri the things whereof 3739 -hos ye wrote 1125 -grapho unto me: [It is] good 2570 - kalos for a man 0444 -anthropos not to touch 0680 -haptomai a woman 1135 -gune . :2 Nevertheless 1161 -de , [to avoid 1223 -dia ] fornication 4202 -porneia , let every 1538 -hekastos man have 2192 -echo his own 1438 -heautou wife 1135 -gune , and let every 1538 -hekastos woman have 2192 -echo her own 2398 -idios husband 0435 -aner . :3 Let the husband 0435 -aner render 0591 -apodidomi unto the wife 1135 -gune due 3784 -opheilo benevolence 2133 -eunoia : and likewise 3668 -homoios also 2532 -kai the wife 1135 -gune unto the husband 0435 -aner . :4 The wife 1135 -gune hath not power 1850 -exousiazo of her own 2398 -idios body 4983 -soma , but the husband 0435 -aner : and likewise 3668 -homoios also 2532 -kai the husband 0435 - aner hath not power 1850 -exousiazo of his own 2398 -idios body 4983 -soma , but the wife 1135 -gune . :5 Defraud 0650 -apostereo ye not one 0240 -allelon the other 0240 -allelon , except 1509 -ei me ti [it be] with consent 4859 -sumphonos for a time 2540 -kairos , that ye may give 4980 - scholazo yourselves to fasting 3521 -nesteia and prayer 4335 - proseuche ; and come 4905 -sunerchomai together 0846 -autos again 3825 -palin , that Satan 4567 -Satanas tempt 3985 -peirazo you not for your 5216 -humon incontinency 0192 -akrasia . :6 But I speak 3004 -lego this 5124 -touto by permission 4774 -suggnome , [and] not of commandment 2003 -epitage . :7 For I would 2309 -thelo that all 3956 -pas men 0444 - anthropos were even 2532 -kai as I myself 1683 -emautou . But every 1538 -hekastos man hath 2192 -echo his proper 2398 -idios gift 5486 -charisma of God 2316 -theos , one 3303 -men after 3779 -houto this 3779 -houto manner 3779 -houto , and another 3588 -ho after 3779 -houto that. :8 I say 3004 -lego therefore 1160 -dapane to the unmarried 0022 -agamos and widows 5503 -chera , It is good 2570 - kalos for them if 1437 -ean they abide 3306 -meno even 2504 - kago as I. :9 But if 1487 -ei they cannot 3756 -ou contain 1467 - egkrateuomai , let them marry 1060 -gameo : for it is better 2909 -kreitton to marry 1060 -gameo than 2228 -e to burn 4448 - puroo . 10 And unto the married 1060 -gameo I command 3853 - paraggello , [yet] not I, but the Lord 2962 -kurios , Let not the wife 1135 -gune depart 5562 -choreo from [her] husband 0435 - aner : :11 But and if 1437 -ean she depart 5562 -choreo , let her remain 3306 -meno unmarried 0022 -agamos , or 2228 -e be reconciled 2644 -katallasso to [her] husband 0435 -aner : and let not the husband 0435 -aner put 0863 -aphiemi away 0863 - aphiemi [his] wife 1135 -gune . :12 But to the rest 3062 -loipoy speak 3004 -lego I, not the Lord 2962 -kurios : If 1487 -ei any 1536 -ei tis brother 0080 -adephos hath 2192 -echo a wife 1135 -gune that believeth 0571 -apistos not, and she be pleased 4909 -suneudokeo to dwell 3611 -oikeo with him, let him not put 0863 -aphiemi her away 0863 -aphiemi . :13 And the woman 1135 -gune which 3748 -hostis hath 2192 - echo an husband 0435 -aner that believeth 0571 -apistos not, and if he be pleased 4909 -suneudokeo to dwell 3611 -oikeo with her, let her not leave 0863 -aphiemi him. :14 For the unbelieving 0571 -apistos husband 0435 -aner is sanctified 0037 -hagiazo by the wife 1135 -gune , and the unbelieving 0571 -apistos wife 1135 -gune is sanctified 0037 - hagiazo by the husband 0435 -aner : else 0686 -ara were your 5216 -humon children 5043 -teknon unclean 0169 -akathartos ; but now 3568 -nun are they holy 0040 -hagios . :15 But if 1487 -ei the unbelieving 0571 -apistos depart 5562 -choreo , let him depart 5562 -choreo . A brother 0080 - adephos or 2228 -e a sister 0079 -adelphe is not under bondage 1402 -douloo in such 5108 -toioutos [cases]: but God 2316 -theos hath called 2564 -kaleo us to peace 1515 -eirene . :16 For what 5101 -tis knowest 1492 -eido thou, O wife 1135 -gune , whether 1487 -ei thou shalt save 4982 -sozo [thy] husband 0435 -aner ? or 2228 -e how 5101 -tis knowest 1492 -eido thou, O man 0435 -aner , whether 1487 -ei thou shalt save 4982 - sozo [thy] wife 1135 -gune ? 17 But as God 2316 -theos hath distributed 3307 -merizo to every 1538 -hekastos man, as the Lord 2962 -kurios hath called 2564 -kaleo every 1538 -hekastos one, so 3779 -houto let him walk 4043 -peripateo . And so 3779 -houto ordain 1299 -diatasso I in all 3956 -pas churches 1577 -ekklesia . :18 Is any 5100 -tis man called 2564 -kaleo being circumcised 4059 -peritemno ? let him not become 1986 - epispaomai uncircumcised 1986 -epispaomai . Is any 5100 -tis called 2564 -kaleo in uncircumcision 0203 -akrobustia ? let him not be circumcised 4059 -peritemno . :19 Circumcision 4061 -peritome is nothing 3762 -oudeis , and uncircumcision 0203 -akrobustia is nothing 3762 -oudeis , but the keeping 5084 -teresis of the commandments 1785 -entole of God 2316 -theos . :20 Let every 1538 -hekastos man abide 3306 -meno in the same 5026 -taute calling 2821 -klesis wherein 3757 -hou he was called 2564 -kaleo . :21 Art thou called 2564 -kaleo [being] a servant 1401 - doulos ? care 3199 -melo not for it: but if 1499 -ei kai thou mayest 1410 -dunamai be made 1096 -ginomai free 1658 -eleutheros , use 5530 -chraomai [it] rather 3123 -mallon . :22 For he that is called 2564 -kaleo in the Lord 2962 - kurios , [being] a servant 1401 -doulos , is the Lord's 2962 - kurios freeman 0558 -apeleutheros : likewise 3668 -homoios also 2532 -kai he that is called 2564 -kaleo , [being] free 1658 - eleutheros , is Christ's 5547 -Christos servant 1401 -doulos . :23 Ye are bought 0059 -agorazo with a price 5092 -time ; be not ye the servants 1401 -doulos of men 0444 -anthropos . :24 Brethren 0080 -adephos , let every 1538 -hekastos man, wherein 3757 -hou he is called 2564 -kaleo , therein 5129 - toutoi abide 3306 -meno with God 2316 -theos . :25 Now 1161 -de concerning 4012 -peri virgins 3933 - parthenos I have 2192 -echo no 3756 -ou commandment 2003 - epitage of the Lord 2962 -kurios : yet 1161 -de I give 1325 - didomi my judgment 1106 -gnome , as one that hath obtained 1653 - eleeo mercy 1653 -eleeo of the Lord 2962 -kurios to be faithful 4103 -pistos . :26 I suppose 3543 -nomizo therefore 3767 -oun that this 5124 -touto is good 2570 -kalos for the present 1764 -enistemi distress 0318 -anagke , [I say], that [it is] good 2570 -kalos for a man 0444 -anthropos so 3779 -houto to be. :27 Art thou bound 1210 -deo unto a wife 1135 -gune ? seek 2212 -zeteo not to be loosed 3089 -luo . Art thou loosed 3080 - lusis from a wife 1135 -gune ? seek 2212 -zeteo not a wife 1135 - gune . :28 But and if 1437 -ean thou marry 1060 -gameo , thou hast not sinned 0264 -hamartano ; and if 1437 -ean a virgin 3933 -parthenos marry 1060 -gameo , she hath not sinned 0264 - hamartano . Nevertheless 1161 -de such 5108 -toioutos shall have 2192 -echo trouble 2347 -thlipsis in the flesh 4561 -sarx : but I spare 5339 -pheidomai you. :29 But this 5124 -touto I say 5346 -phemi , brethren 0080 -adephos , the time 2540 -kairos [is] short 4958 -sustello : it remaineth 3063 -loipon , that both 2532 -kai they that have 2192 -echo wives 1135 -gune be as though they had 2192 -echo none 3361 -me ; :30 And they that weep 2799 -klaio , as though they wept 2799 -klaio not; and they that rejoice 5463 -chairo , as though they rejoiced 5463 -chairo not; and they that buy 0059 -agorazo , as though they possessed 2722 -katecho not; :31 And they that use 5530 -chraomai this 5127 -toutou world 2889 -kosmos , as not abusing 2710 -katachraomai [it]: for the fashion 4976 -schema of this 5129 -toutoi world 2889 -kosmos passeth 3855 -parago away. :32 But I would 2309 -thelo have you without 0275 - amerimnos carefulness 0275 -amerimnos . He that is unmarried 0022 -agamos careth 3309 -merimnao for the things that belong to the Lord 2962 -kurios , how 4459 -pos he may please 0700 -aresko the Lord 2962 -kurios : :33 But he that is married 1060 -gameo careth 3309 - merimnao for the things that are of the world 2889 -kosmos , how 4459 -pos he may please 0700 -aresko [his] wife 1135 -gune . :34 There is difference 3307 -merizo [also] between 3307 - merizo a wife 1135 -gune and a virgin 3933 -parthenos . The unmarried 0022 -agamos woman 1135 -gune careth 3309 -merimnao for the things of the Lord 2962 -kurios , that she may be holy 0040 -hagios both 2532 -kai in body 4983 -soma and in spirit 4151 -pneuma : but she that is married 1060 -gameo careth 3309 - merimnao for the things of the world 2889 -kosmos , how 4459 - pos she may please 0700 -aresko [her] husband 0435 -aner . :35 And this 5124 -touto I speak 3004 -lego for your 5216 - humon own 0846 -autos profit 4851 -sumphero ; not that I may cast 1911 -epiballo a snare 1029 -brochos upon you, but for that which is comely 2158 -euschemon , and that ye may attend 2145 - euprosedros upon the Lord 2962 -kurios without 0563 - aperispastos distraction 0563 -aperispastos . :36 But if 1487 -ei any 5100 -tis man think 3543 -nomizo that he behaveth 0807 -aschemoneo himself uncomely 0807 - aschemoneo toward 1909 -epi his virgin 3933 -parthenos , if 1437 -ean she pass 5230 -huperakmos the flower 5230 -huperakmos of [her] age 5230 -huperakmos , and need 3784 -opheilo so 3779 - houto require 1096 -ginomai , let him do 4160 -poieo what 3739 - hos he will 2309 -thelo , he sinneth 0264 -hamartano not: let them marry 1060 -gameo . :37 Nevertheless 1161 -de he that standeth 2476 -histemi stedfast 1476 -hedraios in his heart 2588 -kardia , having 2192 - echo no 3361 -me necessity 0318 -anagke , but hath 2192 -echo power 1849 -exousia over 4012 -peri his own 2398 -idios will 2307 -thelema , and hath so 5124 -touto decreed 2919 -krino in his heart 2588 -kardia that he will keep 5083 -tereo his virgin 3933 -parthenos , doeth 4160 -poieo well 2573 -kalos . :38 So 5620 -hoste then 2532 -kai he that giveth [her] in marriage 1547 -ekgamizo doeth 4160 -poieo well 2573 -kalos ; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage 1547 -ekgamizo doeth 4160 - poieo better 2573 -kalos . :39 The wife 1135 -gune is bound 1210 -deo by the law 3551 -nomos as long 5550 -chronos as her husband 0435 -aner liveth 2198 -zao ; but if 1437 -ean her husband 0435 -aner be dead 2837 -koimao , she is at 1657 -eleutheria liberty 1658 -eleutheros to be married 1060 -gameo to whom 3739 -hos she will 2309 -thelo ; only 3440 -monon in the Lord 2962 -kurios . :40 But she is happier 3107 -makarios if 1437 -ean she so 3779 -houto abide 3306 -meno , after 2596 -kata my judgment 1106 -gnome : and I think 1380 -dokeo also 2504 -kago that I have 2192 -echo the Spirit 4151 -pneuma of God 2316 -theos . ~~~~~~