Without being forced to do so. Times would come when some would force celibacy on Christians (see 1 Timothy 4:1-3). Has firmly made up his mind. He is doing this because he believes it is the best thing for him to do. His will under complete control. See note on 1 Corinthians 7:9. Then he does well not to marry the girl. To live a celibate life.
NEVERTHELESS - But. The apostle in this verse states some instances where it would not be proper to give a daughter in marriage; and the verse is a kind of summing up of all that be had said on the su...
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...
COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
STEDFAST. Greek. _hedraios_. Elsewhere, 1 Corinthians 15:58; Colossians 1:23. HAVING NO. not (Greek. _me,_ as 1 Corinthians 7:1) having. NECESSITY. constraint. Greek....
_having no necessity_ This might be the case either (1) if the maiden be not specially desirous for the married life, or (2) if her hand be not sought in marriage, or (3) if, when sought, she be unwil...
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...
ἸΔΊΑΙ אAB. Rec. αὐτοῦ after καρδίᾳ with DEFG, Vet. Lat. and Vulg. ΤΗΡΕΙ͂Ν אAB. τοῦ before τηρεῖν rec. DEFG. ΠΟΙΉΣΕΙ אAB. ποιεῖ rec. DEFG, Vet. Lat., Vulg., Peshito. 37. ΜῊ ἜΧΩΝ�. This might be the...
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...
ΈΣΤΗΚΕΝ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΪΣΤΗΜΙ (G2476) стоять, ΈΝ ΤΉ ΚΑΡΔΊΑ ΑΎΤΟΫ́ (G2588) в своем сердце. Здесь сердце обозначает тот "центр" человека, в котором принимаются решения (PAT, 328). ΈΔΡΑΊΟΣ (G147...
TOWARD HIS VIRGIN.— The word Παρθενον seems here, says Mr. Locke, used for the virgin _state,_ and not for the _person_ of a virgin. Whether there be examples of the like use of it, he adds, I know no...
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...
Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. STEDFAST - no...
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...
HATH POWER OVER (RV 'as touching') HIS OWN WILL] i.e. is able to carry it out. The whole v. shows the need of careful deliberation in the matter; no hasty resolve. Throughout, according to the social...
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...
NEVERTHELESS HE THAT STANDETH STEDFAST IN HIS HEART. — The previous verse must not be understood as applying to any other cases than those to which it is strictly limited — viz., those where positive...
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...
§ 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...
For the opposite resolution, adopted by a father who “ _keeps_ his own virgin (daughter)” instead of “marrying” her (1 Corinthians 7:38), four conditions are laid down: (1) _unshaken firmness_ in his...
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...
Giving A Daughter's Hand In Marriage At the time Paul wrote, the fathers' gave their daughters' hands in marriage without consulting them. Paul said that fathers might feel they wronged their daughter...
Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his (i) heart, having no (k) necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. (i) Reso...
: 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)...
“Nevertheless, he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his own heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.” This long...
(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...
37._But he who standeth firm in his heart. _Here we have the _second _part of the statement, in which he treats of young women who have the gift of abstaining from marriage. He commends therefore thos...
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...
NEVERTHELESS, HE THAT STANDETH STEADFAST IN HIS HEART,.... The apostle returns to confirm his former advice, where it can be attended to with safety; and observes, that notwithstanding what he had all...
Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. Ver. 37. _And ha...
_But if any man_ Who is a parent or guardian; _think that he behaveth himself uncomely_ That he should act indecently, or in a manner unbecoming his character, or unsuitably to her credit and reputati...
NEVERTHELESS; on the other hand. HAVING NO NECESSITY; if circumstances do not call for her marriage, he does well to let her remain unmarried....
NEVERTHELESS HE THAT STANDETH STEADFAST IN HIS HEART, HAVING NO NECESSITY, BUT HATH POWER OVER HIS OWN WILL, AND HATH SO DECREED IN HIS HEART THAT HE WILL KEEP HIS VIRGIN, DOETH WELL....
The right of the father to give his daughter in marriage:...
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 STANDETH STEDFAST IN HIS HEART, HAVING NO NECESSITY, BUT HATH POWER AS TOUCHING IN HIS OWN HEART, TO KEEP HIS OWN VIRGIN DAUGHTER, SHALL DO WELL. 'standeth steadfast in his heart' -'has s...
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...
NEVERTHELESS HE THAT STANDETH STEDFAST IN HIS HEART; if a man be resolved to keep his daughter a virgin, not uncertain in his own mind, and wavering what he should do, upon a just consideration of cir...
But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching his own will, and hath determined this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, shall do well....
Methodius Discourse III. Thaleia But for him who of his own free will and purpose decides to preserve his flesh in virgin purity, "having no necessity,"[59]...
1 Corinthians 7:37 Nevertheless G1161 he G3739 stands G2476 (G5707) (G5758) steadfast G1476 in G1722 heart G
‘But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power as touching his own will, and has determined thus in his own heart, to keep his own virgin state, shall do well.' We must...
_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...
TO KEEP HIS OWN VIRGIN DAUGHTER (τηρειν την εαυτου παρθενον). This means the case when the virgin daughter does not wish to marry and the father agrees with her,HE SHALL DO WELL (καλως ποιησε)....
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 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 7:37 KEEP HER AS HIS BETROTHED. Paul now turns to the person who chooses to remain unmarried. DOES WELL... EVEN BETTER. Sometimes, one is free to choose between cou...
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...
Necessity [α ν α γ κ η ν]. Either outward or moral constraint. See on ver. 26, and note on Luke 14:18. Power over his own will [ε ξ ο υ σ ι α ν π ε ρ ι τ ο υ ι δ ι ο υ θ ε λ η μ α τ ο ς]. The A. V. is...
Having no necessity — Where there is no such need. But having power over his own will — Which would incline him to desire the increase of his family, and the strengthening it by new relations....