To the rest — Who are married to unbelievers. Speak I — By revelation from God, though our Lord hath not left any commandment concerning it. Let him not put her away — The Jews, indeed, were obliged of old to put away their idolatrous wives, Ezra 10:3; but their case was quite different. They were absolutely forbid to marry idolatrous women; but the persons here spoken of were married while they were both in a state of heathenism.
Verse 1 Corinthians 7:12. _BUT TO THE REST SPEAK I, NOT THE LORD_] As if he had said: For what I have already spoken I have the testimony of the Lord by Moses, and of my own Lord and Master, Christ;...
BUT TO THE REST - “I have spoken in regard to the duties of the unmarried, and the question whether it is right and advisable that they should marry, 1 Corinthians 7:1. I have also uttered the command...
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...
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...
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...
COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
THE REST. App-124. ANY. App-123. A WIFE, &C. = an unbelieving (Greek. _apistos,_ as in 1 Corinthians 6:6) wife. BE PLEASED. Greek. _suneudokeo._ See Acts 8:1. DWELL. Greek. _oikeo_. See...
_But to the rest speak I, not the Lord_ That is, there has been no precept given by Christ Himself in the particular case now referred to, therefore St Paul falls back on the general inspiration given...
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...
MUTUAL OBLIGATIONS OF MARRIED PERSONS...
ΟΥ̓Χ Ὁ ΚΎΡΙΟΣ. That is, there has been no precept given by Christ Himself in the particular case now referred to, therefore St Paul falls back on the general inspiration given by Christ to His Apostle...
_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...
ΤΟΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΟΪΣ (G3588; G1161) _dat. pl._ "для остальных". Павел имеет в виду здесь тех, у кого супруги — неверующие (Barrett), ΈΓ (G1473) я. Павел имеет в виду, что он не повторяет учение Иисуса, котор...
BUT TO THE REST SPEAK I, &C.— "I have reminded you of the decision of Christ, with respect to the affair of divorce; now, as to the rest of the persons and cases to which I shall address myself, it is...
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...
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...
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. TO THE REST (besides "the married," 1 Corinthi...
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...
I, NOT THE LORD] Christ had said nothing about mixed marriages; the Apostle is left to his own judgment: cp. 1 Corinthians 7:40. He does not encourage mixed marriages (2 Corinthians 6:14), but is thin...
_(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...
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...
BUT TO THE REST. — Up to this point the writer has alluded only to Christians; he has spoken of the duties of unmarried persons, of widows, and of those already married. There still remains one class...
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...
“But to the rest” as distinguished from Christian couples (1 Corinthians 7:10) “say I, not the Lord”: this is _my_ word, not His. On the problem of mixed marriages, which Jesus had no occasion to regu...
§ 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...
MARRIAGE BONDS 1 Corinthians 7:1 The Apostle first addresses the unmarried, 1 Corinthians 7:1, _etc_. He speaks elsewhere reverently of marriage, Ephesians 5:23. Forbidding to marry is in his j
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...
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...
(8) But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. (8) Eighthly, he affirms that those marriages...
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...
“But to the rest, speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away; 13. and the woman which hath an husband that bel...
The rules to be followed in the case of two Christian spouses (1 Corinthians 7:10-11)....
Notwithstanding the intrinsic excellence of celibacy, marriage should be the rule in practice. Such is the general meaning of this first passage....
(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...
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...
12._To the rest I say _By_the rest _he means those who are exceptions, so that the law, common to others, is not applicable to them; for an unequal marriage is on a different footing, when married per...
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...
BUT TO THE REST SPEAK I, NOT THE LORD,.... He had spoken before to married persons in general, and had delivered not his own sentiments barely, but the commandment of the Lord, that such should never...
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. Ver. 12. _Let him not put her away_] For to the p...
_To the rest_ Who are married to unbelievers; _speak I_ By revelation from God; _not the Lord_ Who, during his ministry, gave no commandment concerning the matter. _If any brother hath a wife that bel...
NOT THE LORD; he had not given specific directions about the case which follows, and Paul, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, proceeded to do it. BELIEVETH NOT; believeth not the gospel. It is evi...
BUT TO THE REST SPEAK I, NOT THE LORD: IF ANY BROTHER HATH A WIFE THAT BELIEVETH NOT, AND SHE BE PLEASED TO DWELL WITH HIM, LET HIM NOT PUT HER AWAY....
Concerning mixed marriages:...
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...
BUT TO THE REST SAY I, NOT THE LORD: IF ANY BROTHER HATH AN UNBELIEVING WIFE, AND SHE IS CONTENT TO DWELL WITH HIM, LET HIM NOT LEAVE HER. 'say I, not the Lord' -'he leaves the realm of those things...
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...
BUT TO THE REST SPEAK I, NOT THE LORD; either as to the other part of your Epistle, or as to the cases of the rest mentioned in your Epistle, I shall give you my advice so far as I am instructed by th...
But to the rest [the further application of the law or principle] _say I_ [as an inspired apostle], _not the Lord_ [with his own lips]: _If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV But why say I these things concerning the Old Testament? For in the New also are the apostles found doing this very thing, on the ground which has been mentioned, Pa...
1 Corinthians 7:12 But G1161 rest G3062 I G1473 not G3756 Lord G2962 say G3004 (G5719) any G1536 brother
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...
‘But as to the rest, I speak, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. And the woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is...
_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...
BUT TO THE REST SAY I, NOT THE LORD (τοις δε λοιποις λεγω εγω, ουχ ο Κυριος). Paul has no word about marriage from Jesus beyond the problem of divorce. This is no disclaimer of inspiration. He simp...
SPEAK So far from disclaiming inspiration, the apostle associates his teaching with the Lord's. Cases had arisen (for example) (1 Corinthians 7:12) as the Gospel overflowed Jewish limitations, not co...
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...
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...
TO THE OTHERS I SAY. The Lord gave no commands about mixed marriages, yet remember Paul speaks by inspiration. WHO IS AN UNBELIEVER. Often only one of a couple is converted to Christ. It may be the fa...
_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-...
_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,...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 7:12 I, NOT THE LORD. Paul knows Jesus’ sayings on divorce that were later written in the Gospels (Matthew 5:32;...
_But to the rest speak I... let him not put her away_. _The rest_ are those that are married and belong to different religions; and to them I say, that if a brother, _i.e._, one of the faithful, have...
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...
_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...
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._...
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...
1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 7:6; 2 Corinthians 11:17; Ezra 10:11;...
To the rest. He has been speaking to the unmarried (ver. 8) and to married parties, both of whom were Christians (ver. 10). By the rest he means married couples, one of which remained a heathen. I, n...
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...
1. Here we have another case of conscience put by the Corinthians to the apostle; namely, whether such husbands as had HEATHEN and INFIDEL wives might put them away? And whether such wives as had INF...