To illustrate the spirit of the prescriptions which he has just given, and to trace at the same time the line of conduct to be followed in certain analogous cases which occurred in the life of the Church, the apostle widens the question, and shows that the general viewpoint which he has taken, to solve the questions relating to marriage, commands all the relations of the Christian life. The following passage is therefore a digression, but one intended to elucidate more completely the subject treated. In 1 Corinthians 7:17 the principle is laid down on which all such questions depend; in 1 Corinthians 7:18-19 this principle is applied to a first example; it is repeated in 1 Corinthians 7:20, then applied to a second example, 1 Corinthians 7:21-23; finally, it is repeated anew by way of conclusion, 1 Corinthians 7:24.

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