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Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
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Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me. First, Is it a good thing to have sexual relations?
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Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry.
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Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
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Now about the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to live a celibate life.
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Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
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Certainly--but only within a certain context. It's good for a man to have a wife, and for a woman to have a husband. Sexual drives are strong, but marriage is strong enough to contain them and provide for a balanced and fulfilling sexual life in a world of sexual disorder.
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But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
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Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
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But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
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Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
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The marriage bed must be a place of mutuality--the husband seeking to satisfy his wife, the wife seeking to satisfy her husband.
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The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
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Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
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The husband should not deprive his wife of sexual intimacy, which is her right as a married woman, nor should the wife deprive her husband.
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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.
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Marriage is not a place to "stand up for your rights." Marriage is a decision to serve the other, whether in bed or out.
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The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.
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The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
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The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband also gives authority over his body to his wife.
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Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
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Abstaining from sex is permissible for a period of time if you both agree to it, and if it's for the purposes of prayer and fasting--but only for such times. Then come back together again. Satan has an ingenious way of tempting us when we least expect it.
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Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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So do not deprive each other of sexual relations. The only exception to this rule would be the agreement of both husband and wife to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time, so they can give themselves more completely to prayer. Afterward they should come together again so that Satan won't be able to tempt them because of their lack of self-control.
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But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
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I'm not, understand, commanding these periods of abstinence--only providing my best counsel if you should choose them.
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I say this as a concession, not as a command.
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But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.
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This is only my suggestion. It's not meant to be an absolute rule.
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For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
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Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me--a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others.
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I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
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For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.
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I wish everyone could get along without marrying, just as I do. But we are not all the same. God gives some the gift of marriage, and to others he gives the gift of singleness.
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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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I do, though, tell the unmarried and widows that singleness might well be the best thing for them, as it has been for me.
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Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.
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But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am;
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Now I say to those who aren't married and to widows--it's better to stay unmarried, just as I am.
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But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
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But if they can't manage their desires and emotions, they should by all means go ahead and get married. The difficulties of marriage are preferable by far to a sexually tortured life as a single.
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But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
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but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
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But if they can't control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It's better to marry than to burn with lust.
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And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
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And if you are married, stay married. This is the Master's command, not mine.
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To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
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Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband.
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Now, for those who are married I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband.
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But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
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If a wife should leave her husband, she must either remain single or else come back and make things right with him. And a husband has no right to get rid of his wife.
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But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
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But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.
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But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else go back to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.
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But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
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For the rest of you who are in mixed marriages--Christian married to nonChristian--we have no explicit command from the Master. So this is what you must do. If you are a man with a wife who is not a believer but who still wants to live with you, hold on to her.
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To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
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But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.
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Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a Christian man has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her.
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And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
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If you are a woman with a husband who is not a believer but he wants to live with you, hold on to him.
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And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
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And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him.
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And if a Christian woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him.
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For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
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The unbelieving husband shares to an extent in the holiness of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is likewise touched by the holiness of her husband. Otherwise, your children would be left out; as it is, they also are included in the spiritual purposes of God.
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For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
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For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
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For the Christian wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the Christian husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not have a godly influence, but now they are set apart for him.
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But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
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On the other hand, if the unbelieving spouse walks out, you've got to let him or her go. You don't have to hold on desperately. God has called us to make the best of it, as peacefully as we can.
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But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.
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But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace.
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(But if the husband or wife who isn't a Christian insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the Christian husband or wife is not required to stay with them, for God wants his children to live in peace.)
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For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
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You never know, wife: The way you handle this might bring your husband not only back to you but to God. You never know, husband: The way you handle this might bring your wife not only back to you but to God.
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How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
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For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?
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You wives must remember that your husbands might be converted because of you. And you husbands must remember that your wives might be converted because of you.
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But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
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And don't be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God's place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there. God, not your marital status, defines your life. Don't think I'm being harder on you than on the others. I give this same counsel in all the churches.
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Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.
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But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.
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You must accept whatever situation the Lord has put you in, and continue on as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches.
1Cor.7.18
Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
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Were you Jewish at the time God called you? Don't try to remove the evidence. Were you non-Jewish at the time of your call? Don't become a Jew.
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Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised.
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Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.
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For instance, a man who was circumcised before he became a believer should not try to reverse it. And the man who was uncircumcised when he became a believer should not be circumcised now.
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Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
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Being Jewish isn't the point. The really important thing is obeying God's call, following his commands.
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Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands is what counts.
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Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters.
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For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God's commandments.
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Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
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Stay where you were when God called your name.
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Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him.
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Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.
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You should continue on as you were when God called you.
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Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
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Were you a slave? Slavery is no roadblock to obeying and believing. I don't mean you're stuck and can't leave. If you have a chance at freedom, go ahead and take it.
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Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it trouble you--although if you can gain your freedom, do so.
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Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it.
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Are you a slave? Don't let that worry you--but if you get a chance to be free, take it.
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For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
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I'm simply trying to point out that under your new Master you're going to experience a marvelous freedom you would never have dreamed of. On the other hand, if you were free when Christ called you, you'll experience a delightful "enslavement to God" you would never have dreamed of.
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For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave.
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For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord's freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is Christ's slave.
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And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, the Lord has now set you free from the awful power of sin. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.
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Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
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All of you, slave and free both, were once held hostage in a sinful society. Then a huge sum was paid out for your ransom. So please don't, out of old habit, slip back into being or doing what everyone else tells you.
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You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
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You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
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God purchased you at a high price. Don't be enslaved by the world.
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Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
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Friends, stay where you were called to be. God is there. Hold the high ground with him at your side.
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Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.
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Brethren, let each one remain with God in that state in which he was called.
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So, dear brothers and sisters, whatever situation you were in when you became a believer, stay there in your new relationship with God.
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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 Master did not give explicit direction regarding virgins, but as one much experienced in the mercy of the Master and loyal to him all the way, you can trust my counsel.
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Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
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Now concerning virgins: I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one whom the Lord in His mercy has made trustworthy.
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Now, about the young women who are not yet married. I do not have a command from the Lord for them. But the Lord in his kindness has given me wisdom that can be trusted, and I will share it with you.
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I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
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Because of the current pressures on us from all sides, I think it would probably be best to stay just as you are.
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Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are.
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I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress--that it is good for a man to remain as he is:
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Because of the present crisis, I think it is best to remain just as you are.
1Cor.7.27
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
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Are you married? Stay married. Are you unmarried? Don't get married.
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Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.
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Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
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If you have a wife, do not end the marriage. If you do not have a wife, do not get married.
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But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
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But there's certainly no sin in getting married, whether you're a virgin or not. All I am saying is that when you marry, you take on additional stress in an already stressful time, and I want to spare you if possible.
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But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
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But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh, but I would spare you.
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But if you do get married, it is not a sin. And if a young woman gets married, it is not a sin. However, I am trying to spare you the extra problems that come with marriage.
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But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
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I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don't complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple--in marriage,
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What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
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But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none,
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Now let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short, so husbands should not let marriage be their major concern.
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And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
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grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary things--your daily routines of shopping, and so on.
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those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep;
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those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess,
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Happiness or sadness or wealth should not keep anyone from doing God's work.
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And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
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Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world thrusts on you. This world as you see it is on its way out.
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those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
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and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.
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Those in frequent contact with the things of the world should make good use of them without becoming attached to them, for this world and all it contains will pass away.
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But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
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I want you to live as free of complications as possible. When you're unmarried, you're free to concentrate on simply pleasing the Master.
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I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord.
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But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord--how he may please the Lord.
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In everything you do, I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord's work and thinking how to please him.
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But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
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Marriage involves you in all the nuts and bolts of domestic life and in wanting to please your spouse,
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But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife--
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But he who is married cares about the things of the world--how he may please his wife.
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But a married man can't do that so well. He has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife.
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There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
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leading to so many more demands on your attention. The time and energy that married people spend on caring for and nurturing each other, the unmarried can spend in becoming whole and holy instruments of God.
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and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband.
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There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world--how she may please her husband.
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His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be more devoted to the Lord in body and in spirit, while the married woman must be concerned about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband.
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And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
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I'm trying to be helpful and make it as easy as possible for you, not make things harder. All I want is for you to be able to develop a way of life in which you can spend plenty of time together with the Master without a lot of distractions.
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I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.
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And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.
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I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible.
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But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
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If a man has a woman friend to whom he is loyal but never intended to marry, having decided to serve God as a "single," and then changes his mind, deciding he should marry her, he should go ahead and marry. It's no sin; it's not even a "step down" from celibacy, as some say.
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If anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if she is getting along in years and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.
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But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin; let them marry.
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But if a man thinks he ought to marry his fiancee because he has trouble controlling his passions and time is passing, it is all right; it is not a sin. Let them marry.
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Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
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On the other hand, if a man is comfortable in his decision for a single life in service to God and it's entirely his own conviction and not imposed on him by others, he ought to stick with it.
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But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin--this man also does the right thing.
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Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well.
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But if he has decided firmly not to marry and there is no urgency and he can control his passion, he does well not to marry.
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So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
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Marriage is spiritually and morally right and not inferior to singleness in any way, although as I indicated earlier, because of the times we live in, I do have pastoral reasons for encouraging singleness.
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So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does even better.
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So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.
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So the person who marries does well, and the person who doesn't marry does even better.
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The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
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A wife must stay with her husband as long as he lives. If he dies, she is free to marry anyone she chooses. She will, of course, want to marry a believer and have the blessing of the Master
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A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.
1Cor.7.39
A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
1Cor.7.39
A wife is married to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, but this must be a marriage acceptable to the Lord.
1Cor.7.40
But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
1Cor.7.40
. By now you know that I think she'll be better off staying single. The Master, in my opinion, thinks so, too.
1Cor.7.40
In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is--and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
1Cor.7.40
But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment--and I think I also have the Spirit of God.
1Cor.7.40
But in my opinion it will be better for her if she doesn't marry again, and I think I am giving you counsel from God's Spirit when I say this.
