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1 Corinto 7
Magandang Balita Biblia

Mga Katanungan tungkol sa Pag-aasawa

7 Tungkol naman sa inyong sulat, ganito ang masasabi ko: Mabuti sa isang tao na huwag makipagtalik[a]. 2 Ngunit dahil sa lumalaganap na pakikiapid, bawat lalaki o babae ay dapat magkaroon ng sariling asawa. 3 Dapat tuparin ng lalaki ang tungkulin niya sa kanyang asawa, at gayundin naman ang babae. 4 Sapagkat hindi na ang babae ang may karapatan sa sarili niyang katawan kundi ang kanyang asawa. Gayundin naman, hindi na ang lalaki ang may karapatan sa sarili niyang katawan kundi ang kanyang asawa. 5 Huwag ninyong ipagkait ang inyong sarili sa isa't isa, maliban na lamang kung napagkasunduan ninyong huwag munang magsiping sa maikling panahon upang maiukol ninyo ang inyong mga sarili sa pananalangin. Ngunit pagkatapos, muli kayong magsiping upang hindi kayo matukso ni Satanas dahil sa hindi na kayo makapagpigil.

6 Ang sinabi ko'y hindi utos kundi pag-unawa sa inyong kalagayan. 7 Nais ko sanang ang bawat isa ay makatulad ko. Ngunit ang bawat tao'y may kanya-kanyang kaloob mula sa Diyos at ang mga ito'y hindi pare-pareho.

8 Ito naman ang masasabi ko sa mga walang asawa at sa mga biyuda: mabuti pa sa kanila ang manatiling katulad ko na walang asawa. 9 Ngunit kung hindi sila makapagpigil sa sarili, mag-asawa na lang sila; mas mabuting mag-asawa kaysa hindi makapagpigil sa matinding pagnanasa.

10 Sa(A) mga may asawa, ito ang iniuutos ng Panginoon, hindi ako: huwag makipaghiwalay ang babae sa kanyang asawa. 11 Ngunit kung siya'y hihiwalay, manatili siyang walang asawa, o kaya'y muling makipagkasundo sa kanyang asawa. At huwag din namang hihiwalayan ng lalaki ang kanyang asawa.

12 Sa iba naman, ito ang sinasabi ko, ako ang nagsasabi at hindi ang Panginoon: kung ang isang lalaking mananampalataya ay may asawang di-mananampalataya at nais nitong patuloy na makisama sa kanya, huwag niya itong hiwalayan. 13 Kung ang isang babaing sumasampalataya ay may asawang hindi sumasampalataya at nais ng lalaking magpatuloy ng pakikisama sa kanya, huwag siyang makipaghiwalay. 14 Sapagkat ang lalaking hindi pa sumasampalataya ay itinatalaga sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng kanyang asawa, at ang babaing hindi pa sumasampalataya ay itinatalaga sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng kanyang asawa. Kung hindi gayon ay magiging marumi sa paningin ng Diyos ang kanilang mga anak; ngunit ang totoo, ang mga ito ay itinatalaga sa Diyos. 15 Kung nais namang humiwalay ng asawang di-mananampalataya sa kanyang asawang sumasampalataya, hayaan ninyo siyang humiwalay. Sa gayong mga pagkakataon, ang naturang kapatid ay malaya. Tinawag kayo ng Diyos upang mamuhay nang mapayapa. 16 Anong malay ninyo, mga babae, baka kayo ang maging kasangkapan sa ikaliligtas ng inyong asawa? At kayong mga lalaki, anong malay ninyo, baka kayo ang maging kasangkapan sa ikaliligtas ng inyong asawa?

Magpatuloy sa Dating Kalagayan sa Buhay

17 Mamuhay ang bawat isa ayon sa ipinagkaloob sa kanya ng Panginoon, at magpatuloy sa dati niyang kalagayan noong siya'y tawagin ng Diyos. Ito ang itinuturo ko sa lahat ng iglesya. 18 Kung(B) ang isang lalaki ay tuli na nang siya'y tawagin ng Diyos, huwag na niyang alisin ang mga palatandaan ng kanyang pagiging tuli. At kung hindi naman siya tuli nang tawagin, huwag na siyang mag-asam na magpatuli pa. 19 Hindi mahalaga kung ang isang tao ay tuli o hindi; subalit ang mahalaga ay ang pagsunod sa mga utos ng Diyos. 20 Manatili ang bawat isa sa kalagayan niya nang siya'y tawagin ng Diyos. 21 Ikaw ba'y isang alipin nang tawagin ka ng Diyos? Huwag kang mag-alala tungkol doon. Ngunit kung may pagkakataon kang maging isang malaya, samantalahin mo.[b] 22 Ang taong alipin nang tawagin ng Panginoon ay malaya na dahil sa Panginoon. Gayundin naman, ang taong malaya nang siya'y tawagin ni Cristo ay naging alipin ni Cristo. 23 Nabili na at bayád na kayo; huwag na kayong paalipin sa mga tao. 24 Mga kapatid, anuman ang kalagayan ninyo sa buhay nang kayo'y tawagin, manatili kayo roong kasama ng Diyos.

Tungkol sa mga Walang Asawa at mga Biyuda

25 Tungkol naman sa mga walang asawa, wala akong maibibigay na utos mula sa Panginoon. Ngunit magbibigay ako ng aking opinyon bilang isang taong dahil sa habag ng Diyos ay mapagkakatiwalaan.

26 Dahil sa matinding kahirapan sa kasalukuyan, inaakala kong mabuti pa sa isang tao ang manatili sa kanyang kalagayan. 27 Ikaw ba'y isang lalaking may asawa na? Huwag kang makipaghiwalay. Wala ka pa bang asawa? Huwag mo nang hangaring magkaasawa. 28 Ngunit kung ikaw ay mag-aasawa, hindi ka nagkakasala. Kung ang isang dalaga[c] ay mag-asawa, hindi rin siya nagkakasala. Ngunit ang nag-aasawa ay magdaranas ng mga kahirapan sa buhay na ito, at iyan ang nais kong maiwasan ninyo.

29 Mga kapatid, ito ang ibig kong sabihin: malapit na ang wakas ng panahon, kaya't mula ngayon, ang may asawa ay mamuhay na parang walang asawa; 30 ang mga nananangis, na parang di nananangis; ang mga nagagalak, na parang di nagagalak; ang mga bumibili, na parang walang ari-arian, 31 at ang mga gumagamit ng mga bagay ng sanlibutan, na para bang hindi nangangailangang gamitin ang mga ito. Sapagkat ang lahat ng bagay sa daigdig na ito'y hindi na magtatagal.

32 Nais kong mailayo kayo sa mga alalahanin sa buhay. Ang pinagkakaabalahan ng lalaking walang asawa ay ang mga gawaing ukol sa Panginoon—kung paano niya mabibigyan ng kaluguran ang Panginoon. 33 Ngunit ang pinagkakaabalahan ng lalaking may asawa ay ang mga bagay ng sanlibutang ito—kung paano niya mabibigyang kaluguran ang kanyang asawa. 34 Dahil dito'y hati ang kanyang malasakit. Gayundin naman, ang pinagkakaabalahan ng isang babaing walang asawa o ng isang dalaga ay ang mga bagay ukol sa Panginoon, sapagkat nais niyang maitalaga ang kanyang katawan at espiritu sa Panginoon. Subalit ang pinagkakaabalahan ng babaing may-asawa ay ang mga bagay ng sanlibutang ito—kung paano niya mabibigyang kaluguran ang kanyang asawa.

35 Sinasabi ko ito upang matulungan kayo. Hindi ko kayo hinihigpitan; ang nais ko'y maakay kayo sa maayos na pamumuhay at nang lubusan kayong makapaglingkod sa Panginoon.

36 Kung inaakala ng isang lalaki na nagkakaroon siya ng masidhing pagnanasa sa kanyang katipan, at dahil dito'y kailangang pakasal sila, pakasal na sila. Ito ay hindi kasalanan. 37 Ngunit kung ipinasya niyang huwag pakasalan ang kanyang kasintahan at hindi naman siya napipilitan lamang at siya'y may lubusang pagpipigil sa sarili, mabuti ang ganitong kapasyahan. 38 Kaya nga, mabuti ang magpasyang pakasalan ang kanyang kasintahan, ngunit mas mabuti ang hindi mag-asawa.[d]

39 Ang babae ay nakatali sa kanyang asawa habang nabubuhay ito. Kapag namatay ang lalaki, ang babae ay malaya nang mag-asawa sa sinumang maibigan niya, ngunit dapat ay sa isa ring nananampalataya sa Panginoon. 40 Subalit sa aking palagay, higit siyang magiging maligaya kung mananatili siya sa kanyang kalagayan bilang biyuda. Iyan ang palagay ko, at sa palagay ko nama'y nasa akin din ang Espiritu ng Diyos.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinto 7:1 huwag makipagtalik: Sa Griego ay huwag humipo sa babae .
  2. 1 Corinto 7:21 samantalahin mo: o kaya'y pagbutihin mo ang paggamit ng iyong kalagayan bilang alipin .
  3. 1 Corinto 7:28 dalaga: o kaya'y birhen .
  4. 1 Corinto 7:38 Kung inaakala...hindi mag-asawa: o kaya’y 36 Kung inaakala ng isang ama na di marapat ang pagpigil niya sa kanyang anak na dalaga, at ito’y nasa hustong gulang na para mag-asawa, at dapat na niyang ipakasal ito, payagan na niyang mag-asawa ang anak. Hindi ito kasalanan. 37 Mas mabuti pang magpigil sa sarili at magpasya na huwag pag-asawahin ng ama ang kanyang anak na dalaga. 38 Kaya nga, mabuti na ipakasal ng ama ang anak na dalaga, ngunit lalong mabuti ang ito’y hindi pag-asawahin .
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1 Corinthians 7
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Principles of Marriage

7 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me:

(A)It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 3 (B)Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 (C)Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that (D)Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 But I say this as a concession, (E)not as a commandment. 7 For (F)I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: (G)It is good for them if they remain even as I am; 9 but (H)if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Keep Your Marriage Vows

10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the (I)Lord: (J)A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11 But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.

12 But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. 13 And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise (K)your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. 15 But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us (L)to peace. 16 For how do you know, O wife, whether you will (M)save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?

Live as You Are Called

17 But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And (N)so I [a]ordain in all the churches. 18 Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? (O)Let him not be circumcised. 19 (P)Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but (Q)keeping the commandments of God is what matters. 20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called. 21 Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. 22 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is (R)the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is (S)Christ’s slave. 23 (T)You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. 24 Brethren, let each one remain with (U)God in that state in which he was called.

To the Unmarried and Widows

25 Now concerning virgins: (V)I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one (W)whom the Lord in His mercy has made (X)trustworthy. 26 I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—(Y)that it is good for a man to remain as he is: 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh, but I would spare you.

29 But (Z)this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none, 30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, 31 and those who use this world as not (AA)misusing it. For (AB)the form of this world is passing away.

32 But I want you to be without [b]care. (AC)He who is unmarried [c]cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife. 34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman (AD)cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband. 35 And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his [d]virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin; let them marry. 37 Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his [e]virgin, does well. 38 (AE)So then he who gives [f]her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

39 (AF)A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, (AG)only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, (AH)according to my judgment—and (AI)I think I also have the Spirit of God.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:17 direct
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:32 concern
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:32 is concerned about
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or virgin daughter
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Or virgin daughter
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:38 NU his own virgin
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Principles of Marriage

7 Now in response to the matters you wrote[a] about: “It is good for a man not to have relations with[b] a woman.”[c] 2 But because sexual immorality is so common,[d](A) each man should have his own wife,(B) and each woman should have her own husband. 3 A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility(C) to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband. 4 A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does. 5 Do not deprive(D) one another sexually—except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to[e] prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say the following[f] as a concession, not as a command. 7 I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift(E) from God, one person in this way and another in that way.

A Word to the Unmarried

8 I say to the unmarried and to widows:(F) It is good for them if they remain as I am. 9 But if they do not have self-control,(G) they should marry, for it is better to marry(H) than to burn with desire.

About Married People

10 I command the married(I)—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave[g] her husband. 11 But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to leave his wife.(J) 12 But I (not the Lord)[h] say to the rest: If any brother(K) has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her. 13 Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not leave her husband. 14 For the unbelieving husband is set apart for God(L) by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart for God by the husband.[i] Otherwise your children would be corrupt, but now they are set apart for God. 15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you[j] to live in peace. 16 For you, wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Or you, husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife?

Various Situations of Life

17 However, each one must live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called(M) him.[k] This is what I command in all the churches. 18 Was anyone already circumcised when he was called? He should not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised. 19 Circumcision does not matter and uncircumcision does not matter, but keeping God’s commands does. 20 Each person should remain in the life situation[l] in which he was called. 21 Were you called while a slave? It should not be a concern to you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity.[m] 22 For he who is called by the Lord as a slave(N) is the Lord’s freedman.[n] Likewise he who is called as a free man[o] is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought(O) at a price; do not become slaves of men. 24 Brothers, each person should remain with God in whatever situation he was called.

About the Unmarried and Widows

25 About virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy(P) is trustworthy.(Q) 26 Therefore I consider this to be good because of the present distress: It is fine for a man to remain as he is. 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 However, if you do get married,(R) you have not sinned, and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have trouble in this life,[p] and I am trying to spare you. 29 And I say this, brothers: The time is limited,(S) so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none, 30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice(T) as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, 31 and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.(U)

32 I want you to be without concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord—how he may please(V) the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world—how he may please his wife— 34 and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord,(W) so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world—how she may please her husband. 35 Now I am saying this for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but because of what is proper and so that you may be devoted to the Lord without distraction.

36 But if any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin,[q] if she is past marriageable age,[r] and so it must be, he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married. 37 But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will(X)) and has decided in his heart to keep his own virgin, will do well. 38 So then he who marries[s] his virgin does well, but he who does not marry[t] will do better.

39 A wife is bound[u] as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants—only in the Lord.[v] 40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, in my opinion. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:1 Other mss add to me
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:1 Lit not to touch
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:1 The words in quotation marks are a principle that the Corinthians wrote to Paul about to ask for his view.
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:2 Lit because of immoralities
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:5 Other mss add fasting and to
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:6 Lit say this; some interpret the word as referring to v. 2, vv. 2-5, v. 5 (wholly or in part), or v. 6
  7. 1 Corinthians 7:10 Or separate from, or divorce
  8. 1 Corinthians 7:12 Jesus did not address the situation of a marriage in the Gentile world where only one person is a believer.
  9. 1 Corinthians 7:14 Lit the brother
  10. 1 Corinthians 7:15 Other mss read us
  11. 1 Corinthians 7:17 Lit called each
  12. 1 Corinthians 7:20 Lit in the calling
  13. 1 Corinthians 7:21 Or But even though you can become free, make the most of your position as a slave.
  14. 1 Corinthians 7:22 A former slave
  15. 1 Corinthians 7:22 A man who was never a slave
  16. 1 Corinthians 7:28 Lit in the flesh
  17. 1 Corinthians 7:36 = a man’s fiancée, or his daughter, or his Levirate wife, or a celibate companion
  18. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or virgin, if his passions are strong,
  19. 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or marries off
  20. 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or marry her off
  21. 1 Corinthians 7:39 Other mss add by law
  22. 1 Corinthians 7:39 Only a believer
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About Marriage

7 Now I will discuss the things you wrote to me about. It is good for a man not to marry. 2 But sexual immorality is a danger. So each man should have his own wife. And each woman should have her own husband. 3 The husband should give his wife all that she should have as his wife. And the wife should give her husband all that he should have as her husband. 4 The wife does not have power over her own body. Her husband has the power over her body. And the husband does not have power over his own body. His wife has the power over his body. 5 Do not refuse to give your bodies to each other. But you might both agree to stay away from intimate relations for a time. You might do this so that you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again. This is so that Satan cannot tempt you in your weakness. 6 I say this to give you permission. It is not a command. 7 I wish everyone were like me. But each person has his own gift from God. One has one gift, another has another gift.

8 Now for those who are not married and for the widows I say this: It is good for them to stay single as I am. 9 But if they cannot control their bodies, then they should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with lust.

10 Now I give this command for the married people. (The command is not from me; it is from the Lord.) A wife should not leave her husband. 11 But if she does leave, she must not marry again. Or she should go back to her husband. Also the husband should not divorce his wife.

12 For all the others I say this (I am saying this, not the Lord): A brother in Christ might have a wife who is not a believer. If she will live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And a woman might have a husband who is not a believer. If he will live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 The husband who is not a believer is made holy through his believing wife. And the wife who is not a believer is made holy through her believing husband. If this were not true, then your children would not be clean. But now your children are holy.

15 But if the person who is not a believer decides to leave, let him leave. When this happens, the brother or sister in Christ is free. God called us[a] to a life of peace. 16 Wives, maybe you will save your husband; and husbands, maybe you will save your wife. You do not know now what will happen later.

Live As God Called You

17 But each one should continue to live the way God has given him to live—the way he was when God called him. This is a rule I make in all the churches. 18 If a man was already circumcised when he was called, he should not change his circumcision. If a man was without circumcision when he was called, he should not be circumcised. 19 It is not important if a man is circumcised or not circumcised. The important thing is obeying God’s commands. 20 Each one should stay the way he was when God called him. 21 If you were a slave when God called you, do not let that bother you. But if you can be free, then become free. 22 The person who was a slave when the Lord called him is free in the Lord. He belongs to the Lord. In the same way, the one who was free when he was called is now Christ’s slave. 23 You all were bought for a price. So do not become slaves of men. 24 Brothers, in your new life with God each one of you should continue the way you were when you were called.

Questions About Getting Married

25 Now I write about people who are not married. I have no command from the Lord about this, but I give my opinion. And I can be trusted, because the Lord has given me mercy. 26 This is a time of trouble. So I think that it is good for you to stay the way you are. 27 If you have a wife, then do not try to become free from her. If you are not married, then do not try to find a wife. 28 But if you decide to marry, this is not a sin. And it is not a sin for a girl who has never married to get married. But those who marry will have trouble in this life. And I want you to be free from this trouble.

29 Brothers, this is what I mean: We do not have much time left. So starting now, those who have wives should use their time to serve the Lord as if they had no wives. 30 Those who are sad should live as if they are not sad. Those who are happy should live as if they are not happy. Those who buy things should live as if they own nothing. 31 Those who use the things of the world should live as if those things are not important to them. You should live like this, because this world, the way it is now, will soon be gone.

32 I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord’s work. He is trying to please the Lord. 33 But a man who is married is busy with things of the world. He is trying to please his wife. 34 He must think about two things—pleasing his wife and pleasing the Lord. A woman who is not married or a girl who has never married is busy with the Lord’s work. She wants to give herself fully—body and soul—to the Lord. But a married woman is busy with things of the world. She is trying to please her husband. 35 I am saying this to help you. I am not trying to limit you. But I want you to live in the right way. And I want you to give yourselves fully to the Lord without giving your time to other things.

36 A man might think that he is not doing the right thing with the girl he is engaged to. The girl might be almost past the best age to marry. So he might feel that he should marry her. He should do what he wants. They should get married. It is no sin. 37 But another man might be more sure in his mind. There may be no need for marriage, so he is free to do what he wants. If he has decided in his own heart not to marry, he is doing the right thing. 38 So the man who marries his girl does right. And the man who does not marry does even better.

39 A woman must stay with her husband as long as he lives. If the husband dies, she is free to marry any man she wants. But she must marry another believer. 40 The woman is happier if she does not marry again. This is my opinion, and I believe that I have God’s Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. 7:15 us Some Greek copies read “you.”
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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International Children’s Bible (ICB)

The Holy Bible, International Children’s Bible® Copyright© 1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

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