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1 CORINTHIANS 7:40 qeou/ {A}
The reading Cristou/ in two manuscripts (î15 33) arose through faulty
transcription....
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Verse 1 Corinthians 7:40. _BUT SHE IS HAPPIER IF SHE SO ABIDE_] If
she continue in her _widowhood_ because of the _present distress_; for
this must always be taken in, that consistency in the apostle...
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IF SHE SO ABIDE - If she remain a widow even if she could be married
to a Christian.
AFTER MY JUDGMENT - In my opinion; 1 Corinthians 7:25.
AND I THINK ALSO THAT I HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD - Macknight...
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4. CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP OF MAN AND WOMAN
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The Single and the Married Life. (1 Corinthians 7:1)._
2. Separation and Divorce. (1 Corinthians 7:10).
3. Abiding in the Different Ca...
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Paul now passes to the case of virgins, on which the church had
invited his judgment. The section is one of peculiar difficulty. It is
generally thought that Paul is dealing with the relations of a fa...
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COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
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A wife is bound for as long as her husband is alive; but, if her
husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, so long as the
marriage is made in the Lord. In my opinion she will be happier if...
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AFTER. according to. App-104.
SPIRIT OF GOD. Divine spirit. App-101....
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The Second Marriage of Women
39. _The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth_ Cf.
Romans 7:2.
_if her husband be dead_ Literally, IF HER HUSBAND SLEEP, or rather,
perhaps, BE LAID TO...
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_and I think also that I have the Spirit of God_ Not that there was
any doubt in the Apostle's mind on this point. The word used implies
full persuasion that in the advice he had given he was speaking...
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39, 40. THE SECOND MARRIAGE OF WOMEN...
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ΔΟΚΩ͂ ΔΈ. Not that there was any doubt in the Apostle’s mind
on this point. The word used implies full persuasion that in the
advice he had given he was speaking under the direction of the Holy
Spirit...
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_CONCERNING BEING SINGLE OR REMARRIED 1 CORINTHIANS 7:25-40:_ The
present distress lead Paul to believe that being single was preferred
to marriage at that time. There was severe persecution and being...
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ΜΑΚΑΡΙΩΤΈΡΑ _сотр. от_ ΜΑΚΆΡΙΟΣ (G3107)
счастливый (TDNT; TLNT; Matthew 5:3); _fem. сотр._
счастливее,
ΜΕΊΝΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΜΈΝΩ (G3306)
оставаться. _Conj._ с έάν в _conj._ 3 типа, в
котором ус...
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I THINK ALSO THAT I HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD.— This seems to glance at
his adversaries in the church, who might be of a different opinion.
What he writes was to answer questions proposed. It is very
unr...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
The Pressures of Marriage (1 Corinthians 7:17-40)
17 Only, let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to
him, and in which God has called him. This is my rul...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Concerning the Unmarried_ (25-40)
_Commentary_
Now concerning virgins.Up to this point Paul has answered the
questions about the expediency of marriage and has given direction...
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31 The transient, fleeting character of all of this world's
relationships and experiences should warn us not to let them take an
undue hold upon our hearts. We cannot but use the world to a limited
ex...
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_(A) ANSWER TO QUESTIONS ABOUT MARRIAGE_
The Corinthians had in their letter (1 Corinthians 7:1) asked St.
Paul's opinion on several points connectedwithmarriage. His language
in reply is guarded; he...
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SO ABIDE] RV 'abide as she is': cp. 1 Timothy 5:3, for widows on the
Church roll. HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD] am guided by Him in what I say,
not merely expressing my personal inclinations....
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 7
ADVICE ABOUT WHETHER TO MARRY 7:1-2
V1 But now I will deal with the matters that you wrote about. It is
good for a man not to marry. V2...
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THE WIFE. — The question of the re-marriage of widows is here
considered. It was probably a matter in which his opinion had been
asked, and, in any case, naturally completes the subject of marriage.
T...
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CHAPTER 11
MARRIAGE
THERE are two preliminary considerations which throw some light on
this much-contested passage. First, Paul had to speak about marriage
as he found it, as it existed among those t...
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1 Corinthians 7:39-40 dispose, by way of appendix to the case of the
maiden and to the like effect, of the question of _the remarriage of
Christian widows_. 1 Corinthians 7:39 is repeated in almost id...
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§ 24. FREEDOM TO MARRY. The question of the marriage of Cor [1201]
Christian maidens Paul has discussed on grounds of expediency. The
narrow earthly horizon, the perils of the Christian lot, the divis...
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COUNSEL FOR TIMES OF EMERGENCY
1 Corinthians 7:25
The _virgin_ here referred to is probably the young woman who was
engaged to be married, and the counsel is expressly defined to be
advice, and given...
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Certain difficulties had arisen in the Corinthian Church concerning
which they had sent inquiries to Paul. He now answers their questions.
These answers contain principles of permanent application.
Th...
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Should Widows Remarry?
McGarvey thinks the fourth question was, "Should widows remarry?"
Marriage is a contract for life, with but one exception (Romans 7:1-3;
Matthew 19:9). If either party died, th...
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In this third part of the chapter, the apostle discusses the question
of marriage as it relates to virgins (1 Corinthians 7:25-38), adding
at the end a word in regard to widows (1 Corinthians 7:39-40)...
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VERS. 39, 40: widows.
It has been asked why Paul returns to widows, after having already
given in 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 the direction which concerns them. Reuss
supposes that Paul forgot what he had sai...
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(18) Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become
uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be
circumcised. (19) Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is
nothing, bu...
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REFLECTIONS
READER! You and I shall read this Chapter of the Apostle's to no small
improvement, if from what is here said in relation to the civil
societies in common life, we make a spiritual reflec...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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40._But she is happier if she so abide _Why? Is it because widowhood
is of itself a virtue? No; but because it will have less to distract,
and is more exempt from earthly cares. As to what he adds —
_...
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The apostle proceeds by answering a question in connection with the
subject he had been treating the will of God with regard to the
relationship between man and woman. They do well who remain outside...
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BUT SHE IS HAPPIER IF SHE SO ABIDE,.... That is, a widow, in an
unmarried state; which is to be understood not of the happiness of
another world, but of this: the apostle's meaning is, that she would...
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But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think
also that I have the Spirit of God.
Ver. 40. _But she is happier_] _i.e._ She shall live more at ease, and
have less to care for. An...
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_The wife is bound by the law_ See on Romans 7:2. Or the apostle may
mean _the law of the gospel_, called _the law of faith_, and _the law
of liberty;_ or he may intend the law of marriage given to Ad...
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SO ABIDE; continue unmarried during these troublous times, if she can
so remain consistently.
I HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD; to guide me in the views expressed on this
subject....
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The right of the father to give his daughter in marriage:...
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BUT SHE IS HAPPIER IF SHE SO ABIDE, AFTER MY JUDGMENT; AND I THINK
ALSO THAT I HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD.
Although Paul was so strongly in favor of celibacy, yet he was very
careful not to agree to a fal...
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Those things in Chapter s 5 and 6, which were of such serious
importance as demanding correction, had evidently not even been
questions in the minds of the Corinthians. But Paul was required to
raise...
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BUT SHE IS HAPPIER IF SHE ABIDE AS SHE IS, AFTER MY JUDGMENT: AND.
THINK THAT. ALSO HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD.
'happier' -i.e. in view of the present circumstances.
'ABIDE AS SHE IS' -single.
'AFTER M...
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36-40 The apostle is thought to give advice here about the disposal
of children in marriage. In this view, the general meaning is plain.
Children should seek and follow the directions of their parent...
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But if other circumstances concur, that a widow can abide without
marriage without waxing wanton, and running into temptation, and so as
to manage her outward concerns without the help of a husband, m...
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But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I
think that I also have the spirit of God....
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A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity
Concerning Him he exultingly says: "And I think also that I have the
Spirit of God."[259]
Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus A Sectional Confession of Faith "A...
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1 Corinthians 7:40 But G1161 is G2076 (G5748) happier G3107 if G1437
remains G3306 (G5661) is G3779 acco
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_Answers to Corinthian Questions regarding Marriage,_ 25-40.
1 Corinthians 7:25. NOW CONCERNING VIRGINS I HAVE NO COMMANDMENT OF
THE LORD: BUT I GIVE MY JUDGMENT, AS ONE THAT HATH OBTAINED MERCY OF
TH...
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HAPPIER
(μακαριωτερα). Comparative of μακαριος used in the
Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3).AFTER MY JUDGMENT
(κατα την εμην γνωμην). The same word used in verse 1
Corinthians 7:25, not a command.I THINK...
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CONTENTS: Sanctity of marriage. Regulation of marriage among Gentile
believers.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Marriage is by divine wisdom prescribed for the preventing
of f...
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It is evident from the tenor of this chapter that the Corinthians had
written to the apostle for advice on the subject of marriage and its
obligations, and that he is here resolving their various diff...
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SHE WILL BE HAPPIER. See note on 1 Corinthians 7:26. His answer is
based on pragmatic considerations. Under different conditions, he
recommends marriage (see 1 Timothy 5:14). I THINK THAT I TOO HAVE
G...
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_Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord._
CONCERNING VIRGINS AND WIDOWS
The apostle advises--
I. The unmarried of both sexes. As he has argued against the
disruption of the ties b...
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_She is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord._
ON MARRIAGE
Let me--
I. Explain and justify the rule laid down in the text.
1. To be in the Lord is to be a believer in Christ...
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_But I would have you without carefulness._
“WITHOUT CAREFULNESS”
I. By avoiding those states which involve carefulness. Take, _e.g._
1. The question of marriage. Paul bids Christians, in the first...
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CHAPTER 7
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
In this chapter he answers five questions of the Corinthians about the
laws of matrimony, and about the counsel of virginity and celibacy
i. The first question is...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
A.
1. Observe: With this chapter commences a NEW SECTION of the Epistle;
the topics, and perhaps their order, suggested by a letter of formal
inquiry brought from Corinth: vii. Marri...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 7:1
_Answers to the inquiries of the Corinthians respecting marriage._
1 CORINTHIANS 7:1
_The_ _lawfulness of marriage, and its duties._...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the seventh chapter of I
Corinthians.
The Corinthian church was a mess. There were just a lot of problems, a
problem with carnality. There were divisions in the chur...
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1 Corinthians 14:36; 1 Corinthians 14:37; 1 Corinthians 7:1; 1
Corinthians 7:25;...
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Happier [μ α κ α ρ ι ω τ ε ρ α]. More blessed is
preferable. The word has a higher meaning than happy. See on Matthew
5:3; Matthew 5:9; Matthew 5:9 "Such, if on high their thoughts are
set, Nor in the...
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I also — As well as any of you. Have the Spirit of God — Teaching
me all things This does not imply any doubt; but the strongest
certainty of it, together with a reproof of them for calling it in
ques...
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How can Paul’s words be inspired if he says he is merely giving his
own opinion?
PROBLEM: In two places in 1 Corinthians (1 Corinthians 7:12), the
Apostle Paul seems to imply that he is writing on his...