1 Corinthians 7:27
25 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.
Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
29 What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
- KJV
- Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
- WEB
- Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife.
- ASV
- Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.
- DARBY
- Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; art thou free from a wife? do not seek a wife.
- BLB
- Have you been bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Have you been loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
- ÅB
- Er du bundet til en kvinne, da søk ikke å bli løst fra henne; er du ikke bundet til en kvinne, da søk ikke en kvinne!
- OTB
- Er du bundet til en kone? Ikke søk å bli løst. Er du fri fra en kone? Ikke søk en kone.
- B1930
- Er du bundet til en kvinne, da søk ikke å bli løst fra henne; er du ikke bundet til en kvinne, da søk ikke en kvinne!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 7:12–14
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.
Read in context1 Corinthians 7:20
Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
Read in context