哥林多前书 7
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
婚姻的問題
7 關於你們信上所提的事:“男人不親近女人倒好。” 2 但為了避免淫亂的事，男人應當各有自己的妻子，女人也應當各有自己的丈夫。 3 丈夫對妻子應該盡他的本分，妻子對丈夫也應當這樣。 4 妻子對自己的身體沒有主權，權在丈夫；照樣，丈夫對自己的身體也沒有主權，權在妻子。 5 夫妻不可彼此虧負，除非為了要專心禱告，雙方才可以同意暫時分房。以後仍要同房，免得撒但趁著你們情不自禁的時候誘惑你們。 6 我說這話是容許你們，並不是命令。 7 我願人人都像我一樣；只是各人有各人從 神得來的恩賜，有人是這樣，有人是那樣。
8 我現在要對未婚的人和寡婦說，他們若保持像我這樣就好了； 9 但如果不能自制，就應當結婚，因為結婚總比慾火焚身好。 10 我要吩咐已婚的人（其實不是我，而是主吩咐的），妻子不可離開丈夫。 11 如果離開了，就不可再嫁，不然，就要跟丈夫復合。丈夫也不可離棄妻子。 12 我要對其餘的人說（是我說的，不是主說的），倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，而她也情願和他住在一起，他就不要離棄她。 13 如果妻子有不信的丈夫，而他也情願和她住在一起，她也不要離棄丈夫。 14 因為不信的丈夫因著妻子成為聖潔，不信的妻子也因著那個弟兄成為聖潔了。不然，你們的兒女就是不潔淨的，但現在他們都是聖潔的了。 15 如果那不信的要離去，就由他離去吧；在這種情形之下，信主的弟兄或姊妹都不必勉強。 神呼召你們，是要你們和睦。 16 你這作妻子的，你怎麼知道能否救你的丈夫呢？你這作丈夫的，你怎麼知道能否救你的妻子呢？
保持蒙召時的身分
17 不過，主怎樣分給各人， 神怎樣呼召各人，各人就要照著去行事為人。我也這樣吩咐各教會。 18 有人受了割禮而蒙召的嗎？他就不要遮掩割禮的記號。有人未受割禮而蒙召的嗎？他就不要受割禮。 19 割禮算不得甚麼，沒有割禮也算不得甚麼，要緊的是遵守 神的命令。 20 各人蒙召的時候怎樣，他就應當保持原來的情況。 21 你蒙召的時候是作奴僕的嗎？不要為此煩惱。但如果你能夠得到自由，就要把握這機會。 22 因為作奴僕的蒙了主的呼召，就是屬於主的自由人了；照樣，自由的人蒙了呼召，他就是基督的奴僕了。 23 你們是用重價買來的，不要作人的奴僕。 24 弟兄們，你們各人蒙召的時候怎樣，就應當在 神面前保持這原來的情況。
未婚、守獨身、守寡的問題
25 關於未婚的，我沒有主的命令，但我既然蒙了主的憐憫，成為可信靠的人，就把我的意見提出來。 26 為了目前的困難，我認為人最好能保持現狀。 27 你已經有了妻子嗎？就不要想擺脫。你還沒有妻子嗎？就不要去找妻子。 28 如果你娶妻子，這不是犯罪；如果處女出嫁，也不是犯罪。不過，這樣的人要受肉體上的苦難，我卻不願你們受這苦難。 29 弟兄們，我是說時候不多了。從今以後，有妻子的要像沒有妻子的， 30 哀哭的要像不哀哭的，快樂的要像不快樂的，買了東西的要像一無所得的， 31 享用世上百物的要像沒有享用的一樣，因為這世上的情況都要過去。 32 我願你們無所掛慮。沒有娶妻子的人，掛念的是主的事，想怎樣去得主喜悅； 33 但娶了妻子的人是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣去討妻子的歡心， 34 這樣他就分心了。沒有結婚的婦女和守獨身的女子，掛念的是主的事，好讓身體和心靈都成為聖潔；但結了婚的婦女是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣去討丈夫的歡心。 35 我說這話，是為了你們自己的益處；我不是要限制你們，而是要你們作合宜的事，一心一意地對主忠誠。
36 如果有人認為是虧待了自己的女朋友，她也過了結婚的年齡，而他覺得應當結婚，他就可以照著自己的意思去作，這不是犯罪；他們應該結婚。 37 但如果他心裡堅決，沒有甚麼不得已的原因，又可以控制自己的意志，決心讓女朋友持守獨身；這樣作也是好的。 38 所以，那跟自己的女朋友結婚的，作得好，那不結婚的，作得更好。（或譯：“36 如果有人認為待自己的女兒不合適，她也過了結婚的年齡，而且應當這樣行，他就可以照著自己的意思去作，讓她們結婚，這不是犯罪。37 但如果他心裡堅定，沒有甚麼不得已的原因，又有權作主，決心留下自己的女兒，這樣作也是好的。38 所以，那讓自己女兒出嫁的，作得好，那不讓女兒出嫁的，作得更好。”）
39 丈夫活著的時候，妻子是受約束的；丈夫若死了，她就可以自由地嫁給她願意嫁的人，只是要嫁給主裡的人。 40 然而照我的意見，倘若她能守節，就更有福了。我想我這話也是 神的靈感動的。
1 Corinthians 7
English Standard Version
Principles for Marriage
7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: (A)“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3 (B)The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. 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. 5 (C)Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, (D)so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6 Now as a concession, (E)not a command, I say this.[a] 7 (F)I wish that all were (G)as I myself am. But (H)each has his own gift from God, (I)one of one kind and one of another.
8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that (J)it is good for them to remain single, (K)as I am. 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, (L)they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10 To the married (M)I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): (N)the wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, (O)she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and (P)the husband should not divorce his wife.
12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. 13 If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. (Q)Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you[b] (R)to peace. 16 For how do you know, wife, (S)whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Live as You Are Called
17 Only let each person lead the life[c] (T)that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. (U)This is my rule in (V)all the churches. 18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? (W)Let him not seek circumcision. 19 (X)For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but (Y)keeping the commandments of God. 20 (Z)Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. 21 Were you a bondservant[d] when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) 22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is (AA)a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is (AB)a bondservant of Christ. 23 (AC)You were bought with a price; (AD)do not become bondservants of men. 24 So, brothers,[e] (AE)in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.
The Unmarried and the Widowed
25 Now concerning[f] the betrothed,[g] (AF)I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as (AG)one who by the Lord's mercy is (AH)trustworthy. 26 I think that in view of the present[h] distress (AI)it is good for a person to remain as he is. 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman[i] marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that. 29 This is what I mean, brothers: (AJ)the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live 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 (AK)as though they had no goods, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For (AL)the present form of this world is passing away.
32 I want you to be (AM)free from anxieties. (AN)The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. 33 But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, 34 and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. 35 I say this for your own benefit, (AO)not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.
36 If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed,[j] if his[k] passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. 37 But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. 38 So then he who marries his betrothed (AP)does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.
39 (AQ)A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only (AR)in the Lord. 40 Yet (AS)in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think (AT)that I too have the Spirit of God.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 7:6 Or I say this:
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 Some manuscripts us
- 1 Corinthians 7:17 Or each person walk in the way
- 1 Corinthians 7:21 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verses 22 (twice), 23
- 1 Corinthians 7:24 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
- 1 Corinthians 7:25 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
- 1 Corinthians 7:25 Greek virgins
- 1 Corinthians 7:26 Or impending
- 1 Corinthians 7:28 Greek virgin; also verse 34
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Greek virgin; also verses 37, 38
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or her
1 Corinthians 7
King James Version
7 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.
9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
12 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.
13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
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.
27 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;
30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
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