Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Corinthians 7:33
But the married careth for the things of the world — And it in his duty so to do, so far as becomes a Christian. How he may please his wife — And provide all things needful for her and his family.
But the married careth for the things of the world — And it in his duty so to do, so far as becomes a Christian. How he may please his wife — And provide all things needful for her and his family.
Verse 33. _BUT HE THAT IS MARRIED_] He has a _family_ to provide for, and his wife to please, as well as to fulfil his duty to God, and attend to the concerns of his own soul. The _single_ man has no...
CARETH FOR THE THINGS OF THE WORLD - Is under a necessity of giving attention to the things of the world; or cannot give his undivided attention and interest to the things of religion. This would be e...
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...
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...
I think that this is the right thing because of the present crisis-- that it is the right thing for a man to remain as he is. Have you been bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released from that bond....
COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
THAT ARE. Omit....
General Instructions Concerning the Marriage of Virgins 25. _virgins_ i.e. unmarried women. St Paul now returns to the question of marriage. But before he enters upon the question of the marriage of...
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE MARRIAGE OF VIRGINS....
_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...
ΓΑΜΉΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΓΑΜΈΩ (G1060) жениться. Part, в роли _subst._ ΜΕΡΙΜVQT _praes. ind. act. от_ ΜΕΡΙΜΝΆΩ (G3309) заботиться. ΤΆ ΤΟ ΚΌΣΜΟΥ (G3588; G2889) вещи, принадлежащие миру; _gen._ от...
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...
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...
But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. MARRIED CARETH FOR ... WORLD. When marriage ties are made paramount, instead of subordinate to His s...
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...
_(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...
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...
θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς κ. τ. λ. (_cf._ 1 Corinthians 7:7): “But I want you to be unanxious (ἀμερίμνους);” _cf._ φείδομαι, 1 Corinthians 7:28. This is the reason why P. labours the advice of this section; see ou...
§ 23. ADVANTAGES OF THE SINGLE STATE. Paul's opinion had been asked particularly, in this connexion, about the case of _marriageable daughters_ (1 Corinthians 7:25): was it wise for fathers, as things...
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...
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...
Is Celibacy Preferable To Marriage? McGarvey thinks the third question must have been, "Is celibacy or virginity perferable to marriage?" Paul was inspired in his judgment (7:40; 14:37), so we can rel...
But he that is married (e) careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please [his] wife. (e) Those that are married have their minds drawn here and there, and therefore if any man has th...
It is far easier to give our whole heart and application without any the least reserve to _God, than to divide them without injustice._...
The aorist γαμήσας signifies: _from the time he is married._ The step once taken, what follows is the necessary result. But it is no blame which Paul thereby throws on marriage; it is a fact which he...
: The general suitableness of celibacy....
“But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, [seeking] how he may please the Lord. 33. But he that is married careth for the things th...
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)...
(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...
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...
33._He that is married careth for the things of the world_. By _the things of the world _you must understand the things that belong to the present life; for the world is taken here to mean the conditi...
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 HE THAT IS MARRIED CARETH FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE OF THE WORLD,.... Attending diligently to the business and calling of life, he is engaged in, that he may provide food and clothing, and other nec...
But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please _his_ wife. Ver. 33. _Careth how he may please_] He taketh extraordinary care to please, and so doth she,1 Corint...
_But_ Or _now; I would have you_ During this flying moment; _without carefulness_ Or anxiety, amidst all these uncertainties: without any encumbrance or distraction of your thoughts, about the affairs...
CARETH FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE OF THE WORLD; he is more exposed than the unmarried, in peculiarly troublous times, to be so engrossed with cares as to be hindered from wholly following the Lord....
A comparison of the married and unmarried state:...
BUT HE THAT IS MARRIED CARETH FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE OF THE WORLD, HOW HE MAY PLEASE HIS WIFE....
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 HE THAT IS MARRIED IS CAREFUL FOR THE THINGS OF THE WORLD, HOW HE MAY PLEASE HIS WIFE, 'things of the world' -i.e. not sinful things of the world, but the things of the world which are necessary...
25-35 Considering the distress of those times, the unmarried state was best. Notwithstanding, the apostle does not condemn marriage. How opposite are those to the apostle Paul who forbid many to marr...
But he that is married hath other things which he must take care about; for besides that he is obliged to provide for his family, husbands and wives are under some obligations to please each other by...
but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,...
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‘But I would have you free from cares. He who is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But he who is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may p...
_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...
WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (2 Corinthians 7:10); (John 7:7). (_ See Scofield) - (Revelation 13:8). _...
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...
BUT A MARRIED MAN. This man also is concerned about the Lord's work, but he must take into account his family - how he can please his wife and protect her. [But do not carry this too far. See 1 Corint...
_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...
_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...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 7:32 On living as a single person, see note on vv. 5–7. ⇐...
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 7:3; 1 Peter 3:7; 1 Samuel 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:11;...