1 COR 7:26 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. νομίζω
2. nomizō
3. I am thinking
4. think
5. 35430
6. VIPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ thinking
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ thinking
9. -
10. Y59; R114224; Person=Paul
11. 115682
1. Οὖν
2. oun
3. Therefore
4. Therefore
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y59
11. 115683
1. τοῦτο
2. houtos
3. this
4. -
5. 37780
6. E····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y59; R115695
11. 115684
1. καλόν
2. kalos
3. good
4. -
5. 25700
6. S····ANS
7. good
8. good
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115685
1. ὑπάρχειν
2. huparχō
3. to be being
4. -
5. 52250
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ being
8. ˓to_be˒ being
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115686
1. διά
2. dia
3. because of
4. because
5. 12230
6. P·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115687
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115688
1. ἐνεστῶσαν
2. enistaō
3. having presented
4. -
5. 17640
6. VPEA·AFS
7. ˓having˒ presented
8. ˓having˒ presented
9. -
10. Y59; R115690
11. 115689
1. ἀνάγκην
2. anagkē
3. necessity
4. -
5. 3180
6. N····AFS
7. necessity
8. necessity
9. -
10. Y59; F115689
11. 115690
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115691
1. καλόν
2. kalos
3. good it is
4. -
5. 25700
6. S····NNS
7. good ‹it_is›
8. good ‹it_is›
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115692
1. ἀνθρώπῳ
2. anthrōpos
3. for +a man
4. -
5. 4440
6. N····DMS
7. ˱for˲ ˓a˒ man
8. ˱for˲ ˓a˒ man
9. -
10. Y59; F115696
11. 115693
1. τό
2. ho
3. which
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····NNS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115694
1. οὕτως
2. houtōs
3. thus
4. -
5. 37790
6. D·······
7. thus
8. thus
9. -
10. Y59; F115684
11. 115695
1. εἶναι
2. eimi
3. to be
4. -
5. 15100
6. VNPA····
7. to_be
8. to_be
9. -
10. Y59; R115693
11. 115696

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:1–40: Paul answered questions about marriage

In an earlier letter to Paul, the Corinthians had mentioned some problems and asked him some questions. There are no longer any copies of this letter, so we can only guess what they wrote by reading Paul’s answers. Apparently some of the questions the Corinthians had asked were about marriage and sex. In this section Paul discussed these topics. He wrote about sexual intercourse, divorce, marrying again after a person’s husband or wife dies, and never marrying.

From the way Paul talked, it appears that the Corinthians were thinking that if believers want to be holy, they should abstain from sexual relations. The Corinthians were wondering if married people should sleep together, if Christians who were married to non-Christians should divorce them, and if Christians should get married. Paul gave them some wise teaching on each of these topics. In 7:1–16 he addressed Christians who were married. In 7:17–24 he wrote about his general rule for Christians: Remain as you are. In 7:25–38 he taught Christians who were not married. In 7:39–40 he addressed women whose husbands had died.

Other possible section headings include:

Paul gave/wrote instructions about Christian marriage

Paul’s teaching on marriage

Paragraph 7:25–28

Paul now began to talk to the believers about those people in their group who were not married. Perhaps some of the Corinthian believers were thinking: “A person will be more holy and please God more if he remains unmarried.” Paul agreed that there are good reasons to remain unmarried. But he did not believe that it was a sin to get married. Paul allowed each person to choose for himself.

7:26a

Because of the present crisis,

We^(incl) are living in difficult times. And so because of this,
Because difficult/hard things are happening to believers during these days,

Because of the present crisis: The Greek word that the BSB translates as crisis refers to a time of trouble or distress. At that time many unbelievers were persecuting believers and making life hard for them. Other ways to translate this include:

The present time is a time of trouble. So… (NCV)

We are now going through hard times. (CEV)

7:26b

I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

I advise that you believers remain as you are.
I suggest it is a good idea for a man to remain as he is.

I think: The Greek words that the BSB translates as I think are more literally “Therefore I judge this good.” Since the word “good” occurs again later in the same verse, most English versions avoid using it here. Here is another way to translate this:

the right thing seems to be this: (NJB)

it is good for a man to remain as he is: The Greek words that the BSB translates as it is good for a man to remain as he is are literally “good for a man to be thus.” By “thus” Paul was probably referring forward to what he was about to say in 7:27. In other words, believing men who were married should remain married, and believing men who were not married should remain unmarried. However, what he said did not exclude women. The same was true of them. Another way to translate this is to follow the model of the NJB and use the third-person plural “people”:

it is good for people to stay as they are (NJB)

General Comment on 7:26a-b

The BSB has reordered the Greek clauses in this verse. The Greek has the words meaning “I think” at the beginning of the verse, as does the RSV:

^26bI think that ^26ain view of the present distress ^26bit is well for a person to remain as he is. (RSV)

These verse parts could also be reordered in the following way:

^26bI think it is good for a person to remain as he is, ^26abecause of the present distress.

Translate this in the order that is natural in your language.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

οὖν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: νομίζω Οὖν τοῦτο καλόν ὑπάρχειν διά τήν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην ὅτι καλόν ἀνθρώπῳ τό οὕτως εἶναι)

Here, Therefore does not refer back to how Paul has received mercy from God. Rather, Therefore introduces the “opinion” that Paul said he was going to “give” ([7:25](../07/25.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express Therefore with a word or phrase that introduces a statement that one has already spoken about. Alternate translation, changing the comma to a colon or a period: [Here is my opinion:]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

τοῦτο καλὸν ὑπάρχειν διὰ τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην, ὅτι καλὸν

this (Some words not found in SR-GNT: νομίζω Οὖν τοῦτο καλόν ὑπάρχειν διά τήν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην ὅτι καλόν ἀνθρώπῳ τό οὕτως εἶναι)

Here Paul repeats good, because in his language it was a natural way to remind the reader that he had already said this is good. If your language would not use repetition in this way, you could use only one good. Alternate translation: [that, because of the coming distress, it is good]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

τοῦτο καλὸν ὑπάρχειν διὰ τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην, ὅτι καλὸν ἀνθρώπῳ τὸ οὕτως εἶναι

Here Paul interrupts his sentence to include the reason why he thinks that this is good advice. He does this to emphasize the coming distress. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate rearrange the sentence and represent the emphasis on the coming distress in another way. Alternate translation: [that it is good for a man to remain as he is. This is because of the coming distress]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην

Here, coming could refer to: (1) something that is about to happen. Alternate translation: [of the distress that will soon be here] (2) something that is already happening. Alternate translation: [of the present distress]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην

Here, distress could refer to: (1) general suffering and persecution of the church throughout the world. Alternate translation: [of the coming general distress] (2) suffering and difficulties that the Corinthian believers are experiencing. Alternate translation: [of the distress coming on your group]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀνθρώπῳ & τὸ οὕτως

˱for˲_˓a˒_man & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: νομίζω Οὖν τοῦτο καλόν ὑπάρχειν διά τήν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην ὅτι καλόν ἀνθρώπῳ τό οὕτως εἶναι)

Here, the words translated man and he are written in masculine form, but they refer to anyone, no matter what their gender might be. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind man and heby using words that do not have gender, or you could use both genders. Alternate translation: [for a person … as he or she is]

τὸ οὕτως εἶναι

Alternate translation: [to stay in the position he is in]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Therefore
2. Therefore
3. 37670
4. S
5. oun
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y59
11. 115683
1. I am thinking
2. think
3. 35430
5. nomizō
6. V-IPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ thinking
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ thinking
9. -
10. Y59; R114224; Person=Paul
11. 115682
1. this
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. E-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y59; R115695
11. 115684
1. good
2. -
3. 25700
5. kalos
6. S-····ANS
7. good
8. good
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115685
1. to be being
2. -
3. 52250
5. huparχō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ being
8. ˓to_be˒ being
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115686
1. because of
2. because
3. 12230
5. dia
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115687
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115688
1. having presented
2. -
3. 17640
5. enistaō
6. V-PEA·AFS
7. ˓having˒ presented
8. ˓having˒ presented
9. -
10. Y59; R115690
11. 115689
1. necessity
2. -
3. 3180
5. anagkē
6. N-····AFS
7. necessity
8. necessity
9. -
10. Y59; F115689
11. 115690
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115691
1. good it is
2. -
3. 25700
5. kalos
6. S-····NNS
7. good ‹it_is›
8. good ‹it_is›
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115692
1. for +a man
2. -
3. 4440
5. anthrōpos
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱for˲ ˓a˒ man
8. ˱for˲ ˓a˒ man
9. -
10. Y59; F115696
11. 115693
1. which
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····NNS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y59
11. 115694
1. thus
2. -
3. 37790
5. houtōs
6. D-·······
7. thus
8. thus
9. -
10. Y59; F115684
11. 115695
1. to be
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-NPA····
7. to_be
8. to_be
9. -
10. Y59; R115693
11. 115696

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear 1 COR 7:26

SR Greek word order

Section 7:1–40: Paul answered questions about marriage

Paragraph 7:25–28

7:26a

7:26b

General Comment on 7:26a-b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 1 COR 7:26

SR Greek word order

Section 7:1–40: Paul answered questions about marriage

Paragraph 7:25–28

7:26a

7:26b

General Comment on 7:26a-b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 1 COR 7:26