He that giveth her in marriage; when circumstances require it, doeth well; that which is right.
He that giveth her not; when circumstances do not require or favor it, doeth better; what will be more comfortable for her, that is, "for the present distress," as is to be understood throughout this chapter.
DOETH WELL - Does right; violates no law in it, and is not to be blamed for it. DOETH BETTER - Does that which is on the whole to be preferred, if it can be done. He more certainly, in the present ci...
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)...
GIVETH... IN MARRIAGE. Greek. _ekgamizo._ Elsewhere, Matthew 22:30; Matthew 24:38; Luke 17:27....
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...
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE MARRIAGE OF VIRGINS....
ΚΑῚ Ὁ ΓΑΜΊΖΩΝ. The idea in the Apostle’s mind is that _both_ do well. But whether we read καί or δέ in the apodosis, the sentence involves an _anacolouthon_. The difference between the rec. ἐκγαμίζων...
_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...
ΏΣΤΕ (G5620) следовательно; делает вывод из этого обсуждения, ΓΑΜΊΖΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΓΑΜΊΖΩ (G1061) отдавать замуж (_см._ 1 Corinthians 7:9). Гл. с этим окончанием обычно имеют причинное знач...
SO THEN, HE THAT GIVETH HER IN MARRIAGE, &C.— If the word παρθενος be taken in the sense proposed in the lastnote, it is necessary in this verse to follow those copies which read Γαμιζων, _marriage,_...
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...
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...
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. HER. 'Aleph (') A B Delta f, Vulgate, have 'his own virgin daughter.' BUT. A B Delta G 'Al...
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...
_(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...
SO THEN... — Better, _So then he that gives his daughter in marriage does well, and_ (not “but”) h_e that giveth her not shall do better._ It is worth noticing how, in the case of the one who gives hi...
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...
1 Corinthians 7:38, the sum of the matter: either to marry one's daughter or refuse her in marriage is, abstractly viewed, an honourable course; the latter, in Paul's judgment, and for Christians in 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...
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...
Giving A Daughter's Hand In Marriage At the time Paul wrote, the fathers' gave their daughters' hands in marriage without consulting them. Paul said that fathers might feel they wronged their daughter...
So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth (l) better. (l) Provides better for his children, and that not in just any way, but by reason of su...
He that giveth her not, doth better. And more blessed shall she be, if she so remains, according to my counsel. It is very strange if any one, who reads this chapter without prejudices, does not clear...
“So then he that giveth in marriage doeth well, but he that giveth not in marriage will do better.” We again find here one of those ὥστε, _so that_, with which Paul, in this Epistle, loves to formula...
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)...
: The general suitableness of celibacy....
(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...
38._Therefore he that giveth in marriage. _Here we have the conclusion from both parts of the statement, in which he states, in a few words, that parents are free from blame if they give away their da...
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...
SO THEN HE THAT GIVETH [HER] IN MARRIAGE DOTH WELL,.... Does that which is in its own nature good; that which is agreeable to the will of God, is of his institution and appointment, and therefore must...
So then he that giveth _her_ in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth _her_ not in marriage doeth better. Ver. 38. _Doth better_] 1. For the better waiting upon God's work without distraction. 2. F...
_But if any man_ Who is a parent or guardian; _think that he behaveth himself uncomely_ That he should act indecently, or in a manner unbecoming his character, or unsuitably to her credit and reputati...
SO, THEN, HE THAT GIVETH HER IN MARRIAGE DOETH WELL; BUT HE THAT GIVETH HER NOT IN MARRIAGE DOETH BETTER....
The right of the father to give his daughter in marriage:...
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...
SO THEN BOTH HE THAT GIVETH HIS OWN VIRGIN DAUGHTER IN MARRIAGE DOETH WELL; AND HE THAT GIVETH HER NOT IN MARRIAGE SHALL DO BETTER. 'shall do better' -i.e. in view of the present circumstances. And...
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...
SO THEN HE THAT GIVETH HER IN MARRIAGE DOETH WELL: there is no general rule for all parents in this case, where the duty or sin of parents may arise from their or their children's different circumstan...
So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better. [Marriages in the East were then, as now, arranged by the parents. I...
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth " "Why, then, sir," I said, "do all these trees bear fruit, and some of them fairer than the rest? "Listen," he said: "all who once suffered for the name of the Lor...
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‘So then both he who gives his own virgin daughter in marriage does well, and he who gives her not in marriage will do better.' ‘Gives in marriage.' The verb is gamizo which is an intensive form of ga...
_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...
DOETH WELL (καλως ποιε). So Paul commends the father who gives his daughter in marriage (γαμιζε). This verb γαμιζω has not been found outside the N.T. See on Matthew 22:30.SHALL DO BETTER (κρεισσο...
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...
WILL DO EVEN BETTER. Both are right and proper: to marry, or not to marry. But _not to marry_ is better _considering the present distress_ (1 Corinthians 7:26)....
_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 7:37 KEEP HER AS HIS BETROTHED. Paul now turns to the person who chooses to remain unmarried. DOES WELL... EVEN BETTER. Sometimes, one is free to choose between cou...
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 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:28; Hebrews 13:4...
Doeth better — If there be no necessity....