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Verse 25. _NOW CONCERNING VIRGINS_] This was another subject on which
the Church at Corinth had asked the advice of the apostle. The word
παρθενος, _virgin_, we take to signify a _pure, unmarried_
_y...
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NOT CONCERNING VIRGINS - This commences the “third” subject on
which the opinion of Paul seems to have been asked by the church at
Corinth - whether it was proper that those who had unmarried
daughter...
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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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NO. not. Greek. _ ou._ App-105.
JUDGMENT. opinion. App-177.
OBTAINED MERCY. See 1 Timothy 1:13; 1 Timothy 1:16.
OF. by. App-104.
FAITHFUL. App-150 and App-175 :4....
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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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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE MARRIAGE OF VIRGINS....
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ΠΑΡΘΈΝΩΝ. Unmarried women. St Paul now returns to the question
of marriage. But before he enters upon the question of the marriage of
virgins, he treats, according to his usual rule, of the general
pr...
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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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ΠΑΡΘΈΝΟΣ (G3933) девственник. Есть
предположение, что это слово
относится к молодым вдовцам или
вдовам, которые были женаты только
раз, и велись споры, хорошо ли будет,
если они еще раз вступят в брак...
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NOW, CONCERNING VIRGINS— St. Paul by _virgins_ evidently means those
of both sexes who are in a state of celibacy. It is probable that he
had formerly dissuaded them from marriage, in the present situ...
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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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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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Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give
my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be
faithful.
NOW ... (GREEK, 'BUT') NO COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD: YET...
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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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7:25 virgins, (a-3) Whether men or women....
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VIRGINS] i.e. unmarried daughters. The Roman law endeavoured to make
marriage universal; and the Jewish view was similar.
NO COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD] either laid down by Him while on earth
(see on 1 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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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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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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Περὶ δὲ τῶν παρθένων : a topic pointedly included
in the περὶ ὧν ἐγράψατε of the Church Letter (1). In
1 Corinthians 7:1-16 P. had spoken of the conduct of self-directing
men and women in regard to ma...
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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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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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(16) Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I
give my (s) judgment, as (t) one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord
to be faithful.
(16) He commands virginity to no man, yet he...
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_Now concerning virgins, &c. He turns his discourse again to the
unmarried, who (if they have made no vow) may lawfully marry, though
he is far from commanding every one to marry, as when he says, see...
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“Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I
give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be
faithful.”
The form of transition used by the apostle would lead u...
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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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: The present state of things....
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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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25._Concerning virgins _He now returns to treat of marriage, of which
he had begun to speak in the commencement of the chapter. What he is
now about to state he had previously touched upon, but briefl...
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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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NOW CONCERNING VIRGINS,.... Whether they should continue in the same
state or not, whether they should marry or not, was one of the cases
put to the apostle, and which the Corinthians wrote to him abo...
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Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give
my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be
faithful.
Ver. 25. _I give my judgment_] The Rhemists (after Erasmu...
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_Now concerning virgins_ The word παρθενων, translated
_virgins_, denotes persons of either sex, who never were married. For
Elsner, after Suidas, tells us, that men were called παρθενοι,
_virgins_, a...
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I HAVE NO COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD; God had given no specific command
concerning the marriage of virgins in times of great and peculiar
trials. Therefore Paul, in answer to their inquiry, gave his view...
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NOW CONCERNING VIRGINS I HAVE NO COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD; YET I GIVE
MY JUDGMENT, AS ONE THAT HATH OBTAINED MERCY OF THE LORD TO BE
FAITHFUL....
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The question of celibacy in general:...
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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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NOW CONCERNING VIRGINS. HAVE NO COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD: BUT. GIVE MY
JUDGMENT, AS ONE THAT HATH OBTAINED MERCY OF THE LORD TO BE
TRUSTWORTHY.
'Now concerning virgins' -'the opening words of this ph...
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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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He had before spoken to married persons and widows, now he comes to
speak CONCERNING VIRGINS; and though he mentions only the female sex,
yet the following words show that his advice extended to both....
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Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give
my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be
trustworthy....
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
And again: "Now, as concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the
Lord; yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the
Lord to be faithful."[182...
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1 Corinthians 7:25 Now G1161 concerning G4012 virgins G3933 have G2192
(G5719) no G3756 commandment G2003 Lord...
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FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING MARRIAGE IN VIEW OF THE URGENCY OF THE
TIMES (7:25-40).
‘Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord, but I
give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy...
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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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I HAVE NO COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD
(επιταγην Κυριου ουκ εχω). A late word from
επιτασσω, old Greek verb to enjoin, to give orders to. Paul
did have (verse 1 Corinthians 7:10) a command from the Lord...
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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, THE MATTER ABOUT THE UNMARRIED. _Virgin_ is a technical term
which can mean _either_ a man or a woman (compare Revelation 14:4
PARTHENOI). 1 Corinthians 7:27 makes this plain. In 1 Cori
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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 7:25 THE BETROTHED translates
the Greek term for “virgins.” The term could apply to either men
or women. Paul’s use of the term in v....
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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 15:10; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 1 Corinthians 7:10; 1
Corinthians 7:12;...
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Virgins [π α ρ θ ε ν ω ν]. Not the unmarried of both sexes, as
Bengel. The use of the word by ecclesiastical writers for an unmarried
man has no warrant in classical usage, and may have arisen from th...
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Now concerning virgins — Of either sex. I have no commandment from
the Lord — By a particular revelation. Nor was it necessary he
should; for the apostles wrote nothing which was not divinely
inspired...
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The next case, which our apostle comes to resolve, is concerning
virgins; whether they, being at their own disposal, should marry or
keep themselves single? He tells them, first, that he had no specia...