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1COR 7:1–7:16 ©

Advice concerning marriage

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7:1 Advice concerning marriage

7Now concerning what you all wrote to me: “It’s good for a man not to touch a woman.” 2However, because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 3Both husbands and wives have a marital duty to each other in terms of sexual needs: 4wives’ bodies belong to their husbands, not to themselves, and similarly, husbands’ bodies belong to their wives, not to themselves. 5Don’t deprive each other, except by mutual agreement so that you may devote yourselves to prayer for an agreed time, and then be together again, so that Satan can’t easily tempt you all because of your lack of self-control.

6But that isn’t a command—I’m only suggesting that it’s good to do,[fn] 7and I wish everyone could be like me. But each person has their own gift from God—one has such-and-such a gift while someone else has a different one.

8Now to the unmarried and to the widows I say that it’s good if they remain like me,[fn] 9but if they don’t have self-control, they should marry because it’s better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

10Now I (well, not I, but the master) command married people that a wife is not to be separated from her husband[ref] 11(but even if she might be separated, let her remain unmarried, or let her be reconciled to the husband), and a husband is not to divorce a wife.

12But to the rest I say (I, not the master) that if any believing husband has an unbelieving wife and she agrees to live with him, he shouldn’t divorce her. 13Similarly, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he agrees to live with her, she shouldn’t divorce him. 14You see, the unbelieving husband is exposed to faith through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is exposed to faith through the believing husband, otherwise your children would be ‘defiled’, but now they are declared innocent. 15But if the unbeliever departs, let that person go. In such cases, the believing spouse is not tied down to serving their departed spouse, but rather God has called us to peace. 16You see, how do you know, woman, whether you will cause your husband to be saved? Or how do you know, man, whether you will cause your wife to be saved?


7:6 It’s not clear here whether Paul is referring back to marriage here (v2), or to abstaining from sex to focus on praying (v5).

7:8 This is intentionally left ambiguous because we can’t be certain what Paul meant here.


7And concerning of_what things you_all_wrote, good it_is for_a_man, against_a_woman not to_be_touching.
2But because_of the sexual_immorality, each man the of_himself wife let_be_having, and each woman her own husband let_be_having.
3To_the wife the husband the obligation let_be_giving_back, and likewise also the wife to_the husband.
4The wife over_her own body not is_having_authority, but the husband, and likewise, also the husband over_his own body not is_having_authority, but the wife.
5Not be_defrauding one_another, if surely_not wishfully by harmonious for a_time, in_order_that you_all_may_have_leisure the for_prayer, and again with the same you_all_may_be, in_order_that not may_be_tempt you_all the Satan/(Sāţān), because_of the intemperance of_you_all.
6But this I_am_saying by concession, not by command.
7I_am_wanting and all people to_be as even myself.
But each ^his_own is_having gift from god, the one on_one_hand thus, on_the_other_hand the one thus.
8But I_am_saying to_the unmarried and to_the widows, good it_is for_them if they_may_remain as also_I.
9But if not they_are_controlling themselves, them_let_marry, because/for better it_is to_marry, than to_be_being_burning.
10But to_the ones having_married, I_am_commanding (not I, but the master), the_wife from the_husband not to_be_separated 11(and if also she_may_be_separated, let_be_remaining unmarried or to_the husband her _let_be_reconciled) and the_husband the_wife not to_be_sending_away.
12But to_the rest am_saying (I, not the master), if any brother a_wife is_having unbelieving, and this woman is_consenting to_be_dwelling with him, not him _let_be_leaving her.
13And a_woman who is_having a_husband unbelieving, and this one is_consenting to_be_dwelling with her, not her _let_be_leaving the husband.
14For/Because has_been_sanctified the husband the unbelieving by the wife, and has_been_sanctified the wife the unbelieving by the brother, otherwise consequently the children of_you_all unclean is, but now holy it_is.
15But if the unbeliever is_being_separated, him _let_be_being_separated.
Not has_been_enslaved the brother or the sister in the such matters, but in peace has_called us the god.
16For/Because how you_have_known, wife, whether the husband you_will_be_saving?
Or how you_have_known, husband, if the wife you_will_be_saving?

1COR 7:1–7:16 ©

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