Are you free from a wife? Let each of you remain in the condition in which you were called. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion. 1. 1 Corinthians 7 (NRSV) Lyrics 1 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is well for a man not to touch a woman." if his passions are strong, and so it has to be, let him marry as he wishes; it is no sin. But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord. Used by permission. Learn More About New Revised Standard Version. But if someone stands firm in his resolve, being under no necessity but having his own desire under control, and has determined in his own mind to keep her as his fiancée. I wish that all were as I myself am. Let them marry. This I say by way of concession, not of command. The related term, egkrateia, has the connotation of self-control, especially related to sexual activity. 27 Are you bound to a wife? 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? 17 However that may be, let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God called you. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God. I Corinthians 7:5 in connection with married couples. 1 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.” 2 But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. Do not be concerned about it. and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. crisis, it is well for you to remain as you are. Acts 24:25 in a list of virtues presented by Paul to Felix. Let each of you remain in the condition in which you were called. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 25 Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. 23 You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of human masters. the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none. And the unmarried woman and the virgin are anxious about the affairs of the Lord, so that they may be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please her husband. Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.”. But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his fiancée. Do not seek a wife. 3. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. 39 A wife is bound as long as her husband lives. Are you bound to a wife? 7 I wish that all were as I myself am. 29 I mean, brothers and sisters,[g] the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none, 30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. And the unmarried woman and the virgin are anxious about the affairs of the Lord, so that they may be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please her husband. 7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.” Read more Share Copy Show footnotes A service of Faithlife / Logos Bible Software . 3 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. and his interests are divided. 1 Corinthians 7:1 Directions concerning Marriage. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife. You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of human masters. Used by permission. 37 But if someone stands firm in his resolve, being under no necessity but having his own desire under control, and has determined in his own mind to keep her as his fiancée,[i] he will do well. A wife is bound as long as her husband lives. 7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.” 2 But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. Do not seek to be free. I say this for your own benefit, not to put any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and unhindered devotion to the Lord. But if the husband dies,[k] she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord. 5 Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. However that may be, let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God called you. Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. 12 To the rest I say—I and not the Lord—that if any believer[a] has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. All rights reserved. ? 9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. 4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 38 So then, he who marries his fiancée[j] does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better. Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 38 Anyone who does not recognize this is not to be recognized. Let him not seek circumcision. Are you free from a wife? To the rest I say—I and not the Lord—that if any believer. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 24 In whatever condition you were called, brothers and sisters,[d] there remain with God. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 8 Love never ends. Were you a slave when called? The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. But in my judgment she is more blessed if she remains as she is. It is to peace that God has called you. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; 33 but the married man is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please his wife, 34 and his interests are divided.