There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin — Whether the church be under persecution or not. The unmarried woman — If she know and use her privilege. Careth only for the things of the Lord — All her time, care, and thoughts centre in this, how she may be holy both in body and spirit. This is the standing advantage of a single life, in all ages and nations. But who makes a suitable use of it?
1 CORINTHIANS 7:34 kai. meme,ristai) kai. h` gunh. h` a;gamoj kai. h` parqe,noj {D} After considering the multiplicity of variant readings and the uncertainties of interpretation, the Committee decid...
Verse 34. _THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ALSO BETWEEN A WIFE AND A_ _VIRGIN._] That is: There is this difference between a _married_ and an _unmarried_ woman. _The unmarried careth_ (only) _for the things of...
BETWEEN A WIFE AND A VIRGIN, - Between a woman that is married and one that is unmarried. The apostle says that a similar difference between the condition of her that is married and her that is unmarr...
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)...
THERE IS, &C. The texts vary here. See Revised Version. THERE IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN. Greek. _merizo,_ as in 1 Corinthians 7:17 (distributed). BODY. the body. SPIRIT. the spirit. App-101....
_There is difference also_ The text is here in great confusion, and there is great variety of punctuation among the editors. The Vulgate and Calvin, who are followed by many modern editors, translate...
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...
ΚΑῚ ΜΕΜΈΡΙΣΤΑΙ ΚΑῚ Ἡ ΓΥΝῊ ΚΑῚ Ἡ ΠΑΡΘΈΝΟΣ Κ.Τ.Λ. The text here is in the greatest possible confusion, nor is it easy to give a clear idea of the various texts, punctuations and translations. First of a...
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...
ΜΕΜΈΡΙΣΤΑΙ _perf. ind. pass. от_ ΜΕΡΊΖΩ (G3307) разделять. _Perf._ подчеркивает состояние или условие, Η _praes. conj. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть, ΆΓΊΑ (G40) _fem._ священный, посвященный, святой, κ...
HOW SHE MAY PLEASE HER HUSBAND, &C.— The Apostle in this text, and the counterpart to it, seems to declare, that single persons of either sex have generally opportunities for devotion beyond those who...
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...
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...
There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the th...
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...
§ 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...
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...
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...
There is difference [also] between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in (f) spirit: but she that is married careth for t...
“The married woman also is divided. The unmarried virgin careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit; but she that is married careth for the things of the world,...
: The general suitableness of celibacy....
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...
34._The unmarried woman and the virgin. _What he had laid down as to men he now declares in like manner as to women — that virgins and widows are not prevented by earthly things from devoting their wh...
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...
THERE IS DIFFERENCE ALSO BETWEEN A WIFE AND A VIRGIN,.... The word μεμερισται, translated "there is difference", stands in some copies at the end of the last verse, and in the Vulgate Latin and Ethiop...
There is difference _also_ between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the t...
_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...
A comparison of the married and unmarried state:...
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ALSO BETWEEN A WIFE AND A VIRGIN. THE UNMARRIED WOMAN CARETH FOR THE THINGS OF THE LORD, THAT SHE MAY BE HOLY BOTH IN BODY AND IN SPIRIT; BUT SHE THAT IS MARRIED CARETH FOR THE T...
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...
AND IS DIVIDED. SO ALSO THE WOMAN THAT IS UNMARRIED AND THE VIRGIN IS CAREFUL FOR THE THINGS OF THE LORD, THAT SHE MAY BE HOLY BOTH IN BODY AND IN SPIRIT: BUT SHE THAT IS MARRIED IS CAREFUL FOR THE TH...
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...
There is the same difference between a married woman and a single woman, as there is between a married man and a single man. If a woman be unmarried, and be piously disposed, she hath leisure and oppo...
and is divided. So also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the th...
Tertullian On Prayer "virgins" (as he does in another place[119] Tertullian Of Patience and sets on the virgin the seal[146] Tertullian On the Apparel of Women Book II As if I were speaking to Gen...
1 Corinthians 7:34 between G3307 (G5769) wife G1135 and G2532 virgin G3933 woman G22 about G3309 (G5719) t
‘And there is a difference also between the wife and the virgin. She who is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit, but she that is married is...
_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...
AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ALSO BETWEEN THE WIFE AND THE VIRGIN (κα μεμεριστα κα η γυνη κα η παρθενος). But the text here is very uncertain, almost hopelessly so. Westcott and Hort put κα μεμεριστα i...
WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
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...
AND SO HE IS PULLED. See note on 1 Corinthians 7:26. AN UNMARRIED WOMAN. Either a widow or one who has been abandoned (1 Corinthians 7:15). A VIRGIN. One who has never been married. CONCERNS HERSELF....
_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...
_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...
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 6:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Timothy 3:5; 2 Corinthians 11:28;...
There is a difference. The textual question here is very perplexing, and it is well - nigh impossible to explain the differences to the English reader. He must observe, 1st. That gunh wife is also the...