McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries
1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. [i. e., to a Christian.]
A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. [i. e., to a Christian.]
Verse 39. _THE WIFE IS BOUND BY THE LAW_] This seems to be spoken in answer to some other question of the Corinthians to this effect: "May a woman _remarry_ whose husband is dead, or who has abandone...
THE WIFE IS BOUND ... - ; see the notes at Romans 7:2. ONLY IN THE LORD - That is, only to one who is a Christian; with a proper sense of her obligations to Christ, and so as to promote his glory. The...
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)...
A wife is bound for as long as her husband is alive; but, if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, so long as the marriage is made in the Lord. In my opinion she will be happier if...
BY THE LAW. The texts omit. AS LONG AS. for (Greek. _epi_. App-104.) such time as. BE DEAD. App-171. AT LIBERTY. free, as in verses: 1 Corinthians 7:21....
The Second Marriage of Women 39. _The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth_ Cf. Romans 7:2. _if her husband be dead_ Literally, IF HER HUSBAND SLEEP, or rather, perhaps, BE LAID TO...
39, 40. THE SECOND MARRIAGE OF WOMEN...
39. [νόμῳ] rec. with EFG, Peshito and authorized Vulg., after ΔΈΔΕΤΑΙ. Omit אABD, and some copies of Vetus Lat. and Vulg. It is no doubt a marginal gloss. Tertullian and Origen omit it. 39. ΓΥΝῊ ΔΈΔΕ...
_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...
ΔΈΔΕΤΑΙ _perf. ind. pass. от_ ΔΈΩ (G1210) связывать. _Perf._ подчеркивает состояние или условие, являющееся результатом вступления в брак, ΌΣΟΝ (G3745) rel.pron. поскольку, пока, ΖΉ _praes. ind. act...
ONLY IN THE LORD— "Only let her take care that she marry in the Lord; and that, retaining a sense of the importance of her Christian obligation, she do not choose a partner for life of a different rel...
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...
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. BOUND BY THE LAW. So 'Aleph (') G C. But...
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...
IN THE LORD] This forbids marriage from unchristian, worldly motives; and, practically, marriage with a heathen....
_(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...
THE WIFE. — The question of the re-marriage of widows is here considered. It was probably a matter in which his opinion had been asked, and, in any case, naturally completes the subject of marriage. T...
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...
1 Corinthians 7:39-40 dispose, by way of appendix to the case of the maiden and to the like effect, of the question of _the remarriage of Christian widows_. 1 Corinthians 7:39 is repeated in almost id...
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...
Should Widows Remarry? McGarvey thinks the fourth question was, "Should widows remarry?" Marriage is a contract for life, with but one exception (Romans 7:1-3; Matthew 19:9). If either party died, th...
(18) The wife is bound by the (m) law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the (n) Lord. (18) That which he spoke of a...
VERS. 39, 40: widows. It has been asked why Paul returns to widows, after having already given in 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 the direction which concerns them. Reuss supposes that Paul forgot what he had sai...
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...
39._The wife is bound _He had previously spoken indiscriminately of husbands and wives, but as wives, on account of the modesty of their sex, might seem to have less liberty, he has thought it necessa...
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...
THE WIFE IS BOUND BY THE LAW AS LONG AS HER HUSBAND LIVETH,.... That is, she is bound to her husband, by the law of marriage, during his life; nor can the bond of marriage between them be dissolved bu...
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. Ver. 39. _She is at liberty_] The Montanist...
_The wife is bound by the law_ See on Romans 7:2. Or the apostle may mean _the law of the gospel_, called _the law of faith_, and _the law of liberty;_ or he may intend the law of marriage given to Ad...
ONLY IN THE LORD; only within the limits of the Christian body. Others interpret these words to mean, only in the spirit of obedience to the Lord. But the former is the preferable view. So important i...
The right of the father to give his daughter in marriage:...
THE WIFE IS BOUND BY THE LAW AS LONG AS HER HUSBAND LIVETH; BUT IF HER HUSBAND BE DEAD, SHE IS AT LIBERTY TO BE MARRIED TO WHOM SHE WILL; ONLY IN THE LORD....
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...
1 CORINTHIANS 7:39. WIFE IS BOUND FOR SO LONG TIME AS HER HUSBAND LIVETH; BUT IF THE HUSBAND BE DEAD, SHE IS FREE TO BE MARRIED TO WHOM SHE WILL; ONLY IN THE LORD. 'bound' -'The perfect..means that,...
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...
The apostle all along this chapter hath been speaking to several cases, which the church of Corinth had put to him concerning marriage; some that concerned persons already married, others that concern...
Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Fourth And I said, "If a wife or husband die, and the widower or widow marry, does he or she commit sin? "There is no sin in marrying again," said he; "but if they rema...
1 Corinthians 7:39 wife G1135 bound G1210 (G5769) law G3551 G1909 long G5550 as G3745 her G846 husband...
‘A wife is bound for as long as her husband lives, but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in the Lord. But she is happier if she abides as she is, according to my...
_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...
FOR SO LONG TIME AS HER HUSBAND LIVETH (εφ' οσον χρονον ζη ο ανηρ αυτης). While he lives (τω ζωντ ανδρ) Paul says in Romans 7:2. This is the ideal and is pertinent today when husbands meet their ex-...
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...
A MARRIED WOMAN. The letter from Corinth must have asked about widows. While her husband lives, she is not free. But, if he dies (or is divorced scripturally, Matthew 19:1-9; or abandons her, 1 Corint...
_She is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord._ ON MARRIAGE Let me-- I. Explain and justify the rule laid down in the text. 1. To be in the Lord is to be a believer in Christ...
_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 7:39 HER HUSBAND DIES. Presumably all that Paul has just said about the betrothed person applies to the widow as well (vv....
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 7:10; 1 Corinthians 7:15; 2 Corinthians 6:14; Deuteronomy 7:3;...
Be dead [κ ο ι μ η θ η]. Lit., have fallen asleep. See on Acts 7:60; 2 Peter 3:4; compare Romans 7:2, where the usual word for die, ajpoqanh is used. In that passage Paul is discussing the abstract qu...
Only in the Lord — That is, only if Christians marry Christians: a standing direction, and one of the utmost importance....
The apostle concludes the chapter with. resolution of the case of conscience; namely, whether second marriages of widows were lawful or not? He answers, They were. After the first husband was dead, t...