Font Size
1 Corinthians 7:25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 7:25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Unmarried and the Widows
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.(A)
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 7:25
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:25
New International Version
Concerning the Unmarried
25 Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord,(A) but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy(B) is trustworthy.
1 Corinthians 7:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 7:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 This I say by way of concession, not of command.(A)
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 7:6
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:6
New International Version
6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.(A)
1 Corinthians 4:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 4:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 4:2
New International Version
1 Corinthians 4:2
New International Version
2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
1 Corinthians 7:40
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 7:40
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
40 But in my opinion she is more blessed if she remains as she is. And I think that I, too, have the Spirit of God.
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 7:40
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:40
New International Version
40 In my judgment,(A) she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
2 Corinthians 8:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Corinthians 8:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.(A) 9 For you know the generous act[a] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.(B) 10 And in this matter I am giving my opinion: it is beneficial for you who began last year not only to do something but even to desire to do something.(C)
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 8.9 Gk the grace or gift
2 Corinthians 8:8-10
New International Version
2 Corinthians 8:8-10
New International Version
8 I am not commanding you,(A) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the grace(B) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(C) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(D) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(E)
10 And here is my judgment(F) about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.(G)
1 Corinthians 7:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 7:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 To the rest I say—I and 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.(A)
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 7:12
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:12
New International Version
12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord):(A) If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
2 Corinthians 11:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Corinthians 11:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 What I am saying in regard to this boastful undertaking, I am saying not with the Lord’s authority but as a fool;(A)
Read full chapter
2 Corinthians 11:17
New International Version
2 Corinthians 11:17
New International Version
2 Corinthians 4:1-2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Corinthians 4:1-2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Treasure in Clay Jars
4 Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.(A) 2 We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.(B)
Read full chapter
2 Corinthians 4:1-2
New International Version
2 Corinthians 4:1-2
New International Version
Present Weakness and Resurrection Life
4 Therefore, since through God’s mercy(A) we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.(B) 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(C) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(D) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(E) in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 2:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Corinthians 2:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 For we are not peddlers of God’s word like so many,[a] but as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God, we are speaking in Christ before God.(A)
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2.17 Other ancient authorities read like the rest
2 Corinthians 2:17
New International Version
2 Corinthians 2:17
New International Version
17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit.(A) On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity,(B) as those sent from God.(C)
1 Corinthians 15:10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 15:10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me.(A)
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 15:10
New International Version
1 Corinthians 15:10
New International Version
10 But by the grace(A) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(B) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(C)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(D)
1 Corinthians 7:36-38
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 7:36-38
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
36 If anyone thinks that he is behaving indecently toward his fiancée,[a] if his passions are strong and so it has to be, let him marry as he wishes; it is no sin. Let them marry. 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,[b] he will do well. 38 So then, he who marries his fiancée[c] does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 7:36-38
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:36-38
New International Version
36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong[a] and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning.(A) They should get married. 37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing. 38 So then, he who marries the virgin does right,(B) but he who does not marry her does better.[b]
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage
- 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or 36 If anyone thinks he is not treating his daughter properly, and if she is getting along in years (or if her passions are too strong), and he feels she ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. He should let her get married. 37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind to keep the virgin unmarried—this man also does the right thing. 38 So then, he who gives his virgin in marriage does right, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.
1 Corinthians 7:34
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 7:34
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
34 and his interests are divided. 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.(A)
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 7:34
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:34
New International Version
34 and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit.(A) But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 7:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 But if you marry, you do not sin, and if a virgin marries, she does not sin. Yet those who marry will experience distress in the flesh, and I would spare you that.
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 7:28
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:28
New International Version
28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned;(A) and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.