1 Corinthians 7:34-36
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
34 and he has been divided[a]. And the unmarried woman[b], and the virgin, is concerned-about the things of the Lord— that she may be holy both in the body and in the spirit. But the woman having married is concerned-about the things of the world— how she may please her husband.
Do What You Think Is Honorable For Your Virgin Daughter
35 Now I am saying this[c] for the benefit of you yourselves— not that I may throw a noose[d] on you, but toward good-order and devotion[e] to the Lord, undistractedly. 36 But if one[f] thinks that he is behaving-dishonorably[g] toward his virgin daughter— if she is beyond-the-bloom-of-youth[h], and it ought[i] to be so— let him do what he wants. He is not sinning. Let them marry.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:34 The divided interests are not sinful, but can dilute and distract (v 35) a person’s service to the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 7:34 That is, the widowed, divorced, or abandoned.
- 1 Corinthians 7:35 That is, that the unmarried should remain so.
- 1 Corinthians 7:35 Or, halter, restraint, choke-chain.
- 1 Corinthians 7:35 Or, service, attending.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 That is, a father who must decide what to do with his daughter.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or, behaving improperly, disgracefully, indecently. That is, by not permitting his daughter to wed.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 That is, she is of marriageable age.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 That is, if the marriage is right and ought to take place, all things considered.
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