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1 Korintierbrevet 7
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Frågor om äktenskapet

7 Jag ska nu svara på det ni skrev: ”Det är bäst för en man att inte röra vid en kvinna.”[a] 2 Nej, på grund av kroppsliga begär, bör varje man leva med sin egen hustru och varje kvinna med sin egen man.[b] 3 Mannen ska ge sin hustru vad han är skyldig till, och likadant hustrun sin man. 4 En kvinnas kropp tillhör inte henne själv utan hennes man, och på samma sätt tillhör en mans kropp inte honom själv utan hans hustru. 5 Håll er inte ifrån varandra utom under en kort tid, och då bara om ni är överens om att ni båda vill koncentrera er på att be. Sedan ska ni komma tillsammans igen, annars kan Satan fresta er, eftersom ni inte kan leva avhållsamt. 6 Men detta sista säger jag som en tillåtelse, inte som en befallning. 7 Helst skulle jag önska att alla levde som jag. Men var och en har sin nådegåva från Gud, den ena har denna, den andra en annan.

8 Till ogifta[c] och änkor vill jag säga att det är bättre att förbli som jag. 9 Men om de inte kan leva avhållsamt, bör de gifta sig. Det är bättre att gifta sig än att vara upptänd av begär.

10 Till er som nu är gifta har jag däremot en befallning, som kommer från Herren: Hustrun får inte skilja sig från sin man, 11 men om hon nu ändå gör det ska hon förbli ogift eller försona sig med sin man, och mannen får inte skilja sig från sin hustru.[d]

12 Här vill jag göra ett tillägg till de övriga, jag, inte Herren: Om en troende man har en hustru som inte delar hans tro men ändå vill leva med honom, får han inte skilja sig från henne. 13 Och om en troende kvinna har en man som inte delar hennes tro men ändå vill leva med henne, får hon inte skilja sig från honom. 14 Den man som inte tror är helgad genom sin hustru, och den kvinna som inte tror är helgad genom sin troende man. Annars skulle ju era barn vara orena och inte heliga som de är nu.

15 Om den som inte tror däremot vill skilja sig, så låt den personen få göra det. Då är den troende mannen eller kvinnan inte bunden. Gud har ju kallat er att leva i frid, 16 för hur vet du, kvinna, att du kan rädda din man, eller du, man, att du kan rädda din hustru?[e]

Behåll den ställning ni hade innan ni började tro

17 Var och en bör fortsätta att leva i den ställning han hade fått av Herren när Gud kallade honom. Det är den uppmaning jag ger i alla församlingar. 18 Den som var omskuren när han blev kallad, ska inte försöka ändra på det. Den som var oomskuren behöver inte heller låta omskära sig. 19 Det spelar ingen roll om en man är omskuren eller ej. Det viktiga är att hålla Guds bud.

20 Var och en ska alltså förbli i den situation han befann sig i när han blev kallad. 21 Var du slav när du blev kallad, så oroa dig inte över det, men om du kan bli fri, så gör det.[f] 22 Den som var slav när Herren kallade honom är Herrens frigivne. Och den som var fri när han blev kallad är Kristus slav. 23 Ni är köpta, och priset är betalt. Bli inte slavar under människor. 24 Syskon, förbli var och en inför Gud i den situation som ni befann er i när ni blev kallade.

Råd till den som är ogift

25 När det gäller dem som aldrig varit gifta[g], har jag ingen särskild befallning från Herren. Men som trovärdig på grund av Herrens barmhärtighet kan jag ge er ett råd. 26 Jag anser alltså att det är bäst att förbli vad man är, med tanke på den svåra tid vi lever i. 27 Är du gift ska du inte skilja dig. Är du inte gift, ska du inte försöka hitta någon att gifta dig med. 28 Om du ändå gifter dig så är det ingen synd, och om en ogift kvinna gifter sig är det inte heller någon synd. Men de som gifter sig kommer att drabbas av många svårigheter här i livet, som jag önskar att ni slapp gå igenom.

29 Vad jag vill säga, syskon, är att det inte är lång tid kvar. Därför måste de som har en hustru leva som om de ingen hade, 30 de som gråter som om de inte grät, de som gläder sig som om de inte gjorde det, de som köper något som om de inte fick äga det, 31 och de som håller på med världsliga saker som om de inte kunde utnyttja dem. Den nuvarande världen går ju mot sitt slut.

32 Jag vill bespara er extra bekymmer. En ogift ägnar sig åt det som tillhör Herren, hur han ska kunna behaga Herren. 33 Men en gift ägnar sig åt det som hör till den här världen, hur han ska behaga sin hustru. 34 Han blir splittrad. På samma sätt ägnar sig en ogift kvinna eller flicka åt det som tillhör Herren, för att vara helig till både kropp och själ. Men en gift kvinna ägnar sig åt det som hör till den här världen, hur hon ska behaga sin man.

35 Jag säger detta för ert eget bästa, inte för att begränsa er frihet, utan för att hjälpa er att leva anständigt och troget hålla er till Herren.

36 Om någon tror att han handlar orätt mot den vuxna flicka han är trolovad[h] med och vill gifta sig, då bör han gifta sig. Han syndar inte, utan de kan gifta sig. 37 Men den som i sitt hjärta är övertygad och inte känner något tvång, utan har sin vilja under kontroll och i sitt hjärta har bestämt sig för att inte gifta sig, han handlar rätt. 38 Den som gifter sig handlar alltså rätt, men den som inte gifter sig handlar ännu bättre.

39 En gift kvinna är bunden till sin man så länge han lever. Men om hennes man dör, kan hon gifta om sig med vem hon vill, bara det är med en troende. 40 Fast enligt min åsikt är det lyckligare för henne att förbli som hon är. Och jag tror att också jag har Guds Ande.

Footnotes

  1. 7:1 Konstaterandet kan vara något som korinthierna uttryckte och som Paulus sedan bemötte. Det fanns asketer i Korinth som menade att man skulle avhålla sig från sexuellt umgänge även inom äktenskapet.
  2. 7:2 Ordagrant: Men på grund av den sexuella frisläpptheten borde varje man ha sin egen hustru och varje hustru/kvinna ha sin egen make.
  3. 7:8 Det kan också vara änklingar som avses.
  4. 7:11 Jfr Matt 5:32.
  5. 7:16 Annan tolkning: Vem vet, kvinna, om du inte kan rädda din man, eller du, man, om du inte kan rädda din hustru?
  6. 7:21 Alternativ tolkning: …även om du kan bli fri, så förbli vad du är.
  7. 7:25 Ordagrant: oskulder, av båda könen.
  8. 7:36 Den judiska förlovningen var mer bindande än en nutida förlovning, och kunde bara brytas genom en skilsmässa, men något sexuellt samliv fick inte förekomma. Församlingarna hade tagit över denna form av förlovning. Versen kan också tolkas som att det är fadern till flickan som är osäker på huruvida han ska låta sin dotter gifta sig eller inte.
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Concerning Married Life

7 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”(A) 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife,(B) and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time,(C) so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan(D) will not tempt you(E) because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.(F) 7 I wish that all of you were as I am.(G) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(H)

8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(I) 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,(J) for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.(K) 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband.(L) And a husband must not divorce his wife.

12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord):(M) If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.(N)

15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.(O) 16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save(P) your husband?(Q) Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

Concerning Change of Status

17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.(R) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.(S) 18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised.(T) 19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing.(U) Keeping God’s commands is what counts. 20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(V)

21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person;(W) similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.(X) 23 You were bought at a price;(Y) do not become slaves of human beings. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(Z)

Concerning the Unmarried

25 Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord,(AA) but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy(AB) is trustworthy. 26 Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.(AC) 27 Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.(AD) 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned;(AE) 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.

29 What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short.(AF) From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.(AG)

32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs(AH)—how he can please the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— 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.(AI) But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. 35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided(AJ) devotion to the Lord.

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[b] and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning.(AK) 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,(AL) but he who does not marry her does better.[c]

39 A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives.(AM) But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.(AN) 40 In my judgment,(AO) she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage
  3. 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.
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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. 1 Corinthians 7:6 Or I say this:
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:15 Some manuscripts us
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:17 Or each person walk in the way
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:21 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verses 22 (twice), 23
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:24 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:25 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
  7. 1 Corinthians 7:25 Greek virgins
  8. 1 Corinthians 7:26 Or impending
  9. 1 Corinthians 7:28 Greek virgin; also verse 34
  10. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Greek virgin; also verses 37, 38
  11. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or her
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