1 Corinthians 7:27
25 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.
26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
28 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.
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though 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
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.
Read in context1 Corinthians 7:20
Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
Read in context