McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries
1 Corinthians 7:13
And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.
And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.
Verse 1 Corinthians 7:13. _AND THE WOMAN_] Converted from heathenism to the Christian faith; _which hath a husband_, who still abides in heathenism; _if he be pleased to dwell with her_, notwithstandi...
LET HER NOT LEAVE HIM - A change of phraseology from the last verse, to suit the circumstances. The wife did not have power to “put away” the husband, and expel him from his own home; but she might th...
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)...
AN HUSBAND, &C. = an unbelieving (as in 1 Corinthians 7:12) husband. IF. Omit. LEAVE. Greek. _aphiemi,_ as in 1 Corinthians 7:11. The same tense and voice, and should therefore be rendered "send away...
_let her not leave him_ The word here is the same which in the last verse is translated - _put away_....
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...
ΤῸΝ ἌΝΔΡΑ. אABCDEFG, Vet. Lat., Vulg., Peshito. Rec. αὐτόν....
_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...
ΓΥΝΉ (G1135) женщина, жена. Из контекста ясно, что имеется в виду женщинахристианка (Barrett)....
LET HER NOT LEAVE HIM— The Greek word being the same both in this and the 12th verse, though it be rendered _put away_ in that, and _leave_ in this, and being directed both to the man and woman, seems...
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...
And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. THE WOMAN - a believer. LET HER NOT LEAVE HIM. 'Aleph (') A B C Delta G f g,...
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...
7:13 husband. (e-21) Lit. 'the husband.'...
_(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...
LET HER NOT LEAVE HIM. — Better, _let her not put him away;_ the Greek being the same as is applied to the husband in 1 Corinthians 7:12. Under Roman law — and St. Paul was writing to those who were u...
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...
§ 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...
“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...
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...
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...
Notwithstanding the intrinsic excellence of celibacy, marriage should be the rule in practice. Such is the general meaning of this first passage....
The rules to be followed in the case of two Christian spouses (1 Corinthians 7:10-11)....
“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...
(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...
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...
AND THE WOMAN WHICH HATH AN HUSBAND THAT BELIEVETH,.... The apostle puts the case both ways, there being the same reason for one as for another; that if she that was a sister, who was partaker of the...
And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. Ver. 13. _If he be pleased, &c._] If he blaspheme not Christ, force her not to d...
_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...
AND THE WOMAN WHICH HATH AN HUSBAND THAT BELIEVES NOT, AND IF HE BE PLEASED TO DWELL WITH HER, LET HER NOT LEAVE HIM....
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...
AND THE WOMAN THAT HATH AN UNBELIEVING HUSBAND, AND HE IS CONTENT TO DWELL WITH HER, LET HER NOT LEAVE HER HUSBAND. Again, Paul doesn't give. double standard....
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...
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‘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...
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...
_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...
WHICH HATH AN UNBELIEVING HUSBAND (ητις εχε ανδρα απιστον). Relative clause here, while a conditional one in verse 1 Corinthians 7:12 (ε τις, if any one). Paul is perfectly fair in stating both sid...
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...
_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,...
_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-...
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;...
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...
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...