28 But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such people as yourselves will have [a]trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:28 Lit tribulation in the flesh

28 But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances,[a] and I am trying to spare you such problems.[b]

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:28 tn Grk “these will have tribulation in the flesh.”
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:28 tn Grk “I am trying to spare you.” Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context. “Such problems” has been supplied here to make the sense of the statement clear.

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.

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28 But if you marry, you do not sin, and if a girl[a] marries she does not sin. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:28 Greek virgin

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.

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