1 Corinthians 7:25

²³ You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

²⁴ Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.

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.

²⁶ Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

²⁷ Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.
ASV: Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.
DARBY: But concerning virgins, I have no commandment of [the] Lord; but I give my opinion, as having received mercy of [the] Lord to be faithful.
BLB: Now concerning the virgins, I do not have a commandment of the Lord, but I give judgment as one having received mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

ÅB: Om jomfruene har jeg ikke noe bud av Herren, men jeg sier min mening som en som har fått miskunn av Herren til å være troverdig.
OTB: Når det gjelder de ugifte, har jeg ingen befaling fra Herren, men jeg gir min mening som en som, ved Herrens nåde, er pålitelig.
B1930: Om jomfruene har jeg ikke noget bud av Herren, men jeg sier min mening som en som har fått miskunn av Herren til å være troverdig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Corinthians 7:6
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
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1 Corinthians 4:2
Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
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1 Corinthians 7:40
In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
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2 Corinthians 8:8–10
I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
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1 Corinthians 7:12
To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
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1 Corinthians 7:10
To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
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1 Corinthians 7:34
and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
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1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
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