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Verse 1 Corinthians 7:8. _THE UNMARRIED AND WIDOWS_] It is supposed
that the apostle speaks here of men who _had been married_, in the
word αγαμοι, but were now _widowers_; as he does of women who
ha...
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IT IS GOOD FOR THEM - It may be advisable, in the present
circumstances of persecution and distress, not to be encumbered with
the cares and anxieties of a family; see 1 Corinthians 7:26, 1
Corinthian...
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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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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...
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COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
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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...
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I SAY THEREFORE. But. say.
UNMARRIED. Greek. _agamos._ Only here, verses: 1Co 7:11, 1 Corinthians
7:32; 1 Corinthians 11:34.
IF. App-118.
ABIDE. remain. Greek. _meno._ Seep. 1511....
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ΧΉΡΑΙΣ. Cf. 1 Timothy 5:11; 1 Timothy 5:14....
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ADVICE CONCERNING MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY
The newly-converted Corinthians had evidently found themselves in a
difficulty concerning marriage. The Jews in general, whatever ascetics
like the Essenes and...
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_CONCERNING THE MARRIED LIFE 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1-9:_ Paul was questioned
as to whether people should even marry at all. He begins, "Now I will
answer the questions that you asked in your letter. You ask...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
The Purity of Marriage (1 Corinthians 7:1-9)
7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a
man not to touch a woman. 2But because of the temptation...
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I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if
they abide even as I.
TO THE UNMARRIED - in general, of both sexes (1 Corinthians 7:10).
AND WIDOWS - in particular. EVEN AS I...
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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...
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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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EVEN AS I] i.e. unmarried and without desire for marriage....
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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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I SAY THEREFORE. — Better, _Now what I say is,_... Widows are here
joined with those who have not been married, otherwise discussion
might have arisen as to whether the Apostle had intended his advice...
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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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§ 20. MARRIAGE OR CELIBACY? At this point the Ap. takes up the
questions addressed to him by the Cor [993] Church (see _Introd_.,
chap. 2). In replying to Paul's previous letter, they had asked for
cl...
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1 Corinthians 7:8-9 re-state the answer given in 1 Corinthians 7:1-2
to the question concerning celibacy _v_. marriage. “But I say to the
unmarried and the widows, it is right (καλόν; _cf._ 1 Corin
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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
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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 A Single Christian Marry?
Paul turned from dealing with problems of which he had heard to
questions the Corinthians had asked. The first question, as seen by
McGarvey, was, "Is marriage to be d...
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(6) I say therefore to the (f) unmarried and widows, It is good for
them if they abide even as I.
(6) Sixthly, he gives the very same admonition touching the second
marriage, that is, that a single l...
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I would, or I could wish you all were even as myself, and as it is
said in the next verse, to continue unmarried as I do. From hence it
is evident, that St. Paul was not then married, who according to...
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Notwithstanding the intrinsic excellence of celibacy, marriage should
be the rule in practice. Such is the general meaning of this first
passage....
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“I say then to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they
abide even as 1 Corinthians 1:9. But if they cannot contain, let them
marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.”
The δέ, _the...
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(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...
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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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8._I say, then, to the unmarried. _This depends on what goes before,
and is a sort of inference from it. He had said that the gifts of God
are variously distributed — that continency is not in the pow...
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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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I SAY THEREFORE TO THE UNMARRIED AND WIDOWS,.... Not by way of
command, but advice: by the "unmarried" he means, either such men who
never were in a married state, or else such who had been married, b...
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I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if
they abide even as I.
Ver. 8. _I say therefore to the unmarried_] Yet doth not the apostle
simply prefer virginity on viduity befor...
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_I say, therefore_ I give this advice; _to the unmarried and widows,
It is good for them_ It is a condition of life which will tend to
promote their eternal welfare, that, _if_ they conveniently can,...
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IT IS GOOD FOR THEM; it was well, under their then peculiar
circumstances, to remain as Paul was, unmarried, provided they thought
so, and could do it without inconvenience....
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I SAY, THEREFORE, TO THE UNMARRIED AND WIDOWS, IT IS GOOD FOR THEM IF
THEY ABIDE EVEN AS I__...
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Marriage an obligation under circumstances:...
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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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BUT. SAY TO THE UNMARRIED AND TO WIDOWS, IT IS GOOD FOR THEM IF THEY
ABIDE EVEN AS I.
'unmarried' -22. agamos ag'-am-os; from. (as. negative particle) and
1062; unmarried: -unmarried. 'It is possibl...
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1-9 The apostle tells the Corinthians that it was good, in that
juncture of time, for Christians to keep themselves single. Yet he
says that marriage, and the comforts of that state, are settled by
D...
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By THE UNMARRIED AND WIDOWS, it is apparent that Paul means virgins
that were never married, and such as, having been once married, had
lost their husbands: though the first word, in the Greek, had be...
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But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they
abide even as I....
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Et: "Bonum est manere sicut ego."[151]
Tertullian On Exhortation to Chastity
For, withal, when he has laid down the definitive rule with reference
to "the wi...
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1 Corinthians 7:8 But G1161 say G3004 (G5719) unmarried G22 and G2532
widows G5503 is G2076 (G5748) good...
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‘But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if
they remain even as I. But if they do not have the ability to control
their desires, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to...
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TO THE UNMARRIED AND TO THE WIDOWS
(τοις αγαμοις κα ταις χηραις). It is possible
that by "the unmarried" (masculine plural) the apostle means only men
since widows are added and since virgins receiv...
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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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NOW, I SAY THIS. He restates his answer of 1 Corinthians 7:1-2.
Considering the present distress (1 Corinthians 7:26), it would be
better for the unmarried and the widows to live alone. Celibacy is a...
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_I speak this by permission, and not of commandment._
REVELATION
I. By permission.
1. Is still Divine and therefore authoritative.
2. Respects matters of expediency and private application.
II. B...
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_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,...
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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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It is good for them if they remain even as I — That St. Paul was
then single is certain and from Acts 7:58, compared with the following
parts of the history, it seems probable that he always was so. I...