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Verse 35. _THIS I SPEAK FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT_] The advices belong to
yourselves _alone_, because of the peculiar circumstances in which you
are placed. Nothing spoken here was ever designed to be of _g...
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FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT - That you may avail yourselves of all your
advantages and privileges, and pursue such a course as shall tend most
to advance your personal piety and salvation.
NOT THAT I MAY CAST...
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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...
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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...
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COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
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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....
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PROFIT. Greek. _sumphe_. _o_. Same as "expedient" (1 Corinthians
6:12).
SNARE. Greek. _brochos_. Only here. Something to hamper or fetter.
THAT WHICH IS COMELY. decorum or propriety. Greek. _euschem...
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_attend upon the Lord_ Literally, SIT CONVENIENTLY BEFORE ( OR BESIDE)
HIM. Dean Stanley refers to Martha and Mary in St Luke 10:39-41, as an
exact illustration of this expression. Martha is -cumbered...
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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...
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ΣΎΜΦΟΡΟΝ אABD.
ΕΥ̓ΠΆΡΕΔΡΟΝ אABDEFG.
35. ΒΡΌΧΟΝ. ‘Snare,’ A.V. Better _noose_.
ΕΥ̓ΠΆΡΕΔΡΟΝ. Literally, SITTING CONVENIENTLY BEFORE (or
BESIDE). Dean Stanley refers to Martha and Mary in Luke 10:39-4...
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE MARRIAGE OF VIRGINS....
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare
upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon
the Lord without distraction.
FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT - not to dis...
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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...
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_(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...
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CAST A SNARE (or, 'halter') UPON YOU] i.e. not deprive you of liberty;
force you into this course.
COMELY] RV 'seemly.'...
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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...
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AND THIS I SPEAK FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT. — The reference is to the
preceding passage, commencing with 1 Corinthians 7:32; and the writer
explains that these instructions are given, not to please himself,...
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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...
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§ 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...
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A third time P. declares that he is consulting for the welfare of his
readers (_cf._ 28 _b_, 32 _a_), not insisting on his own preference
nor laying down an absolute rule: “looking to (πρός) your
adva...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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And this I speak for your own (g) profit; not that I may cast a snare
upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon
the Lord without distraction.
(g) He means that he will force...
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“And this I speak for your own profit, not that I may cast a snare
upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon
the Lord without distraction.”
Paul feels the need of defending h...
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: The general suitableness of celibacy....
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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)...
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(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...
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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...
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35._And this for your benefit. _Observe the Apostle’s moderation.
(436) Though he knew the vexations, troubles, and difficulties of the
married life, and, on the other hand, the advantages of celibacy...
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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...
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AND THIS I SPEAK FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT,.... The apostle suggests, that
in giving the advice he did to unmarried persons to abide single, he
had nothing else in view than their temporal and spiritual adv...
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And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon
you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the
Lord without distraction.
Ver. 35. _That you may attend, &c._...
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_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...
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NOT THAT I MAY CAST A SNARE; his object was not to bind all to act
alike, but to induce each to take the course which would be most
proper, and in which he or she could best serve God....
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AND THIS I SPEAK FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT; NOT THAT I MAY CAST A SNARE UPON
YOU, BUT FOR THAT WHICH IS COMELY, AND THAT YE MAY ATTEND UPON THE
LORD WITHOUT DISTRACTION.
The apostle here presents his reason...
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A comparison of the married and unmarried state:...
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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...
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AND THIS. SAY FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT; NOT THAT. MAY CAST. SNARE UPON YOU,
BUT FOR THAT WHICH IS SEEMLY, AND THAT YE MAY ATTEND UPON THE LORD
WITHOUT DISTRACTION.
'for your own profit' -'I am saying this...
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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...
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OLBGrk;
AND THIS I SPEAK FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT; for your advantage both as to
your converse in the world, and also for your religious conversation,
and the performance of those duties which you owe unto...
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And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon
you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the
Lord without distraction. [The less the Christian is entangled w...
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Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Sixth "When anger comes upon you, or
harshness, know that he is in you; and you will know this to be the
case also, when you are attacked by a longing after many
transac...
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1 Corinthians 7:35 And G1161 this G5124 say G3004 (G5719) for G4314
your G5216 own G846 profit G4851 ...
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‘And this I say for your own profit, not that I may cast a noose on
you, but for that which is noble (or ‘proper') and that you may
attend on the Lord without distraction.'
Paul emphasises that he is...
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_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...
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FOR YOUR OWN PROFIT
(προς το υμων αυτων συμφορον). Old adjective,
advantageous, with neuter article here as substantive, from verb
συμφερω. In N.T. here only and 1 Corinthians 10:33. Note
reflexive...
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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...
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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...
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BECAUSE I WANT TO HELP YOU. "I am not trying to put restrictions on
your right to marry (all the apostles but me are married). But
considering the present distress, I am trying to give you the best
ad...
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_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...
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_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...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 7:32 On living as a single
person, see note on vv. 5–7.
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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...
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_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...
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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._...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:28; 1 Corinthians 7:33; 1
Corinthians 7:34;...
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Snare [β ρ ο χ ο ν]. Lit., a noose or slip - knot for hanging or
strangling. Thus Homer of Jocasta : "She went to Hades having
suspended a noose on high from the lofty roof" (" Odyssey, " 11, 278).
So...
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Not that I may cast a snare upon you — Who are not able to receive
this saying. But for your profit — Who are able. That ye may
resolutely and perseveringly wait upon the Lord — The word
translated wa...