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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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39, 40. THE SECOND MARRIAGE OF WOMEN...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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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IN THE LORD] This forbids marriage from unchristian, worldly motives;
and, practically, marriage with a heathen....
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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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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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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...
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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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§ 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...
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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...
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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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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...
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(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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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The right of the father to give his daughter in marriage:...
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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....
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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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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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.]...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 7:39 wife G1135 bound G1210 (G5769) law G3551 G1909 long
G5550 as G3745 her G846 husband...
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‘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...
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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 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-...
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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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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...
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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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_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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_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...
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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....
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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 7:10; 1 Corinthians 7:15; 2 Corinthians 6:14;
Deuteronomy 7:3;...
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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...
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Only in the Lord — That is, only if Christians marry Christians: a
standing direction, and one of the utmost importance....
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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...