23 (A)You were bought with a price; (B)do not become bondservants of men. 24 So, brothers,[a] (C)in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.

The Unmarried and the Widowed

25 Now concerning[b] the betrothed,[c] (D)I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as (E)one who by the Lord's mercy is (F)trustworthy.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:24 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:25 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:25 Greek virgins

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