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Verse 1 Corinthians 7:16. _FOR WHAT KNOWEST THOU, O WIFE_] You that
are _Christians_, and who have _heathen_ partners, do not give them up
because they are such, for you may become the means of saving...
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FOR WHAT KNOWEST THOU ... - The apostle here assigns a reason why the
believing party should not separate from the other needlessly, or why
he should not desire to be separated. The reason is, the pos...
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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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He now passes on to special classes. First, those who are unmarried or
have lost their partners. It would be best for them to follow Paul's
example and remain as they are. But if they have not the gif...
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COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
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To the unmarried and to the widows I say, it would be a fine thing if
they were to remain like myself, but if they find continence
impossible, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to go on
b...
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KNOWEST. App-132.
WHETHER. if. App-118.
MAN. husband, as above. Here are the Figures of speech
_Antimetathesis_ and _Apostrophe._ App-6....
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Mutual obligations of Married Persons
10. _yet not I, but the Lord_ The Apostle is quoting our Lord's words
in St Mark 10:11-12. No distinction is intended between what he, as a
private individual en...
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_For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband?_
Until the 14th century the meaning of this passage was supposed to be
that the believing partner was not to leave the unbeliever,...
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MUTUAL OBLIGATIONS OF MARRIED PERSONS...
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ΤΊ ΓᾺΡ ΟἾΔΑΣ. Until the 14th century the meaning of this
passage was supposed to be that the believing partner was to remain
with the unbeliever, in hope of bringing about his conversion. See 1
Peter...
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_CONCERNING BEHAVIOR FOR THE MARRIED 1 CORINTHIANS 7:10-16:_ Paul
instructed people to stay married. He said, "Let not the wife depart
from her husband." (1 Corinthians 7:10) Christians may have probl...
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ΟΊΔΑΣ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΟΙΔΑ (G1492), def. perf. со
_знач. praes._ знать,
ΕΊ (G1487) если. Вводит именное
придаточное, которое служит
дополнением гл. ΣΏΣΕΙΣ _fut. ind. act. от_
ΣΦΖΩ (G4982) спасат...
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DISCOURSE: 1960
THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY RELIGION
1 Corinthians 7:16. _What knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt
save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save
thy wife?_
W...
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FOR WHAT KNOWEST THOU, &C.— Continue with your infidel spouses who
are willing to dwell with you; for _how knowest thou, O_ Christian
_wife, whether thou shalt convert thy husband,_ (see 1 Peter 3:1.)...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
The Permanence of Marriage (1 Corinthians 7:10-16)
10 To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife
should not separate from her husband 11(but if she...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Directions for the Married_ (10-24)
_Commentary_
Unto the married, I give charge.Paul, speaking as an apostle of
Christ, gives direction to those who are already married. It is...
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For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband?
or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
By staying with thy unbelieving partner thou mayest save him or her...
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8 It is evident that the preceding concession is only a general rule,
not applicable to those not then married. Their relations are to be
regulated by mutual consideration, but the unmarried need to c...
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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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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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FOR WHAT KNOWEST THOU, O WIFE...? — This verse has been very
generally regarded as a kind of modification of the previous one, as
if the Apostle suggested that it might be advisable not to let the
unb...
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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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§ 21. PROHIBITION OF DIVORCE. Pagan sentiment and law, while
condoning fornication, were exceedingly lax in permitting _divorce_
(see Hermann-Stark, _Griech. Privat-alterthümer_, §§ 30. 15, 17),
as Je...
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follows up the appeal to Christian principle, by a challenge addressed
in turn to the wifely and the manly heart: “(Keep the peace, if you
can, with the unconverted spouse), for how do you know, O wif...
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SERVE GOD IN YOUR CALLING
1 Corinthians 7:15
There was much unsettlement in regard to marriage in the church at
Corinth. An unnatural asceticism was showing itself in some quarters
and a lawless self...
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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 Married Christians Separate?
The second question would seem to be, "Should a Christian, who is
joined to Christ, separate from the union of marriage?" Jesus had
answered this question (Matthew...
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Is sanctified. The meaning is not that the faith of the husband, or
the wife is of itself sufficient to put the unbelieving party, or
their children, in the state of grace and salvation: but that it i...
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For to the rest, &c. This was a case entirely new, which the wisdom of
the apostle regulates according to the laws of charity. Tertullian
thinks that some of the faithful, who had been converted from...
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“But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart; a brother or a
sister is not under bondage in such things; but God hath called us in
peace. 16. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save t...
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The rules to be followed in the case of two Christian spouses (1
Corinthians 7:10-11)....
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Notwithstanding the intrinsic excellence of celibacy, marriage should
be the rule in practice. Such is the general meaning of this first
passage....
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(4) The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and
likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the
wife. (5) Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent fo...
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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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16._For what knowest thou, O woman? _Those who are of opinion that
this observation is a confirmation of the _second _department of his
statement, expound it thus. “An uncertain hope ought not to deta...
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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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FOR WHAT KNOWEST THOU, O WIFE,.... These words may be understood, as
containing a reason either why the believing party should be easy at
the departure of the unbeliever, after all proper methods have...
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_But if the unbelieving_ party _depart, let him_, or her _depart_ And
take the course they think best. _A brother or sister_ A Christian man
or woman; _is not under bondage_ Is at full liberty; _in su...
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FOR WHAT KNOWEST THOU; another argument why the believing party should
continue to live with the unbelieving. The Christian party may be
instrumental in saving the other....
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FOR WHAT KNOWEST THOU, O WIFE, WHETHER THOU SHALT SAVE THY HUSBAND? OR
HOW KNOWEST THOU, O MAN, WHETHER THOU SHALT SAVE THY WIFE?...
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Concerning mixed marriages:...
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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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FOR HOW KNOWEST THOU,. WIFE, WHETHER THOU SHALT SAVE THY HUSBAND? OR
HOW KNOWEST THOU,. HUSBAND, WHETHER THOU SHALT SAVE THY WIFE?
'For how knowest thou' -'For how do you know' (NASV). 'This verse ha...
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10-16 Man and wife must not separate for any other cause than what
Christ allows. Divorce, at that time, was very common among both Jews
and Gentiles, on very slight pretexts. Marriage is a Divine
in...
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The apostle having before determined the lawfulness of a Christian
husband's or wife's abiding in a state of marriage with a wife or
husband that was an infidel, if she or he were willing to abide wit...
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For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or
how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife?...
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Tertullian To His Wife Book II
to persevere in their married state, and are sanctified, and have hope
of "making a gain"[48]...
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1 Corinthians 7:16 For G1063 how G5101 know G1492 (G5758) wife G1135
whether G1487 save G4982 (G5692) hu
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INSTRUCTIONS WHERE ONE PARTNER IS A NON-CHRISTIAN(7:12-16).
But another question they had seemingly asked had in mind cases where
one partner had been converted and had become a Christian. It does not...
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‘But God has called us in peace.' When God called us it was
essentially in the sphere of peace, peace with God and peace from God.
God does not seek to bring His people into a position of antagonism
a...
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_Duties of the Married where One of the Parties is unconverted,_
12-17.
1 Corinthians 7:12. BUT TO THE REST SAY I, NOT THE LORD: IF ANY
BROTHER HATH AN UNBELIEVING WIFE, AND SHE IS CONTENT TO DWELL W...
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FOR HOW KNOWEST THOU?
(τ γαρ οιδασ;). But what does Paul mean? Is he giving an
argument _against_ the believer accepting divorce or _in favour_ of
doing so? The syntax allows either interpretation w...
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SAVE
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
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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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HOW CAN YOU BE SURE? Be kind, gentle, loving, and you may bring your
unbelieving wife or husband to Christ. Compare 1 Peter 3:1-2....
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_Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote to me: It is good for a
man not to touch a woman._
MARRIAGE
I. Is not necessary for all (1 Corinthians 7:1).
1. Instituted by God, sanctified by Christ,...
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_And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the
wife depart from her husband._
THE MARRIAGE UNION: HOW DISTURBANCES OF IT ARE TO BE ALLEVIATED
I. If both parties are believers-...
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_For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife._
THE SANCTIFICATION OF AN UNBELIEVING PARTNER
The Christian wife lays her heathen husband upon the altar of God; and
in all her intercourse wit...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 7:16 HOW DO YOU KNOW? Paul
probably expects a negative answer to these rhetorical questions.
There is no guarantee that an unbelieving spouse will be saved. The
bel...
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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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_For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband?_
If we take the first meaning of "peace" given above, the sense will
be: Live in peace as far as you can, O believer, with your unb...
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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 9:22; 1 Peter 3:1; 1 Peter 3:2; 1 Timothy 4:16; James 5:
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Does Paul contradict what Jesus said about divorce?
PROBLEM: This passage from 1 Corinthians talks about a Christian who
has an unbelieving mate. At one point, Paul says, “But if the
unbeliever depart...