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1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7
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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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Jak je to s manželstvím věřících
7 Teď ještě k dalším otázkám vašeho dopisu. Dokáže-li si muž odepřít ženu, prospěje mu to. 2-3 Než však své síly přecenit a podlehnout pak pokušení s cizí ženou, je lépe, aby muž měl svou manželku a žena svého manžela. Pohlavní touha je přirozená a její naplnění by si manželé neměli vzájemně odepírat. 4 V manželství nemá ani muž ani žena právo nakládat se svým tělem bez ohledu na toho druhého. 5 Proto se jeden druhému neodpírejte, leda po vzájemné dohodě a jen na čas, kvůli modlitbám; pak se zase jeden druhému odevzdejte, jinak byste se vystavovali nebezpečným pokušením.
6 Tím samozřejmě manželství nikomu nenařizuji, jenom k němu vyslovuji souhlas. 7 Pochopitelně bych byl rád, kdyby měl každý takovou svobodu zříci se ho, jako mám já. Ale Bůh nedává všem stejný dar: jednomu dá to, jinému ono.
8 Osamělým a zejména vdovám doporučuji, aby do manželství už nevstupovali. 9 Jestliže jim však zdrženlivost dělá potíže, ať se raději ožení či vdají. Je lepší se vdát a oženit, než se trápit neukojenou touhou. 10 Pro manžele však platí jednoznačně – a to není příkaz můj, nýbrž Kristův: žena ať od svého muže neodchází; 11 pokud už odešla a nechce se k němu vrátit, musí zůstat neprovdána. Stejně ani muž se nesmí se ženou rozvést.
12-13 O dalších problémech se Kristus sám nevyjádřil. Já bych však radil toto: když se stal křesťanem jen jeden z manželů, ale ten druhý s ním chce žít dál, ať se nerozcházejí. Nemusíte mít strach, že by vaše děti byly nečisté. 14 Víra i jen jednoho z manželů má v tomto případě očistný účinek i na druhého nevěřícího. 15-16 Ale chce-li nevěřící z manželů odejít, nechte ho odejít. Nejste přece povinni držet se ho za každou cenu, jako byste byli jeho otrokem. Nebo máte nějakou záruku, že ho zachráníte, když rozchod odmítnete?
V každém postavení lze zůstat křesťanem
17 Každý by měl zůstat v tom postavení, v jakém ho zastihlo Boží povolání. Tak to vykládám ve všech křesťanských obcích. 18 Kdo se například nechal po židovském způsobu obřezat, nemusí si z toho dělat těžkou hlavu, když se stal křesťanem. A kdo nebyl obřezán, nemusí ten obřad podstupovat ani nyní. 19 Pro křesťana není důležité, zda podstoupil obřad obřízky či nikoliv. Důležité je, aby vyplnil Boží příkazy.
20 Zůstaň tedy tím, čím jsi byl, když jsi uslyšel Boží hlas. 21 Zastihl tě v otroctví? Nic si z toho nedělej; otroctví hříchu je daleko strašnější – a z toho jsi přece vysvobozen. Občanskými svobodami ovšem nepohrdej, když jich můžeš využít. 22 A naopak, jestliže jsi svobodný občan, pamatuj, že Kristus tě povolal, aby ses stal jeho otrokem. 23 On tě koupil a draze zaplatil. Jak by tě mohlo zotročit ještě něco jiného? 24 Nehledej tedy únik z postavení, ve kterém jsi se nacházel, když tě Kristus povolal. On je tam přece s tebou.
Rady svobodným
25 O neprovdaných dívkách mi Kristus žádné zvláštní pokyny nedal. Když mi však Bůh dal vaši důvěru, řeknu vám své osobní mínění. 26 Myslím, že vzhledem k soužením, která jsou před námi, je moudřejší se nevdávat. 27 Vdané a ženatí ať se kvůli tomu ovšem nerozcházejí, ale svobodní ať do manželství nespěchají. 28 Kdo se přes všechna nebezpečí rozhodne do manželství vstoupit, ten samozřejmě nehřeší; musí však počítat s tím, že mu z toho rozhodnutí vzejdou nemalé problémy, kterých bych vás rád právě nyní ušetřil.
29 Hlavně nesmíme zapomínat, že před sebou nemáme už mnoho času. Ať tedy manželku máš nebo nemáš, 30 ať jsi smutný nebo se raduješ, nedej se tím zdržovat od Božího díla. 31 Užívej s radostí všeho dobrého, co svět nabízí, ale mysli na to, že nic z toho nepotrvá věčně, a nezabydluj se ve světě, který dnes je a zítra být nemusí.
32 Byl bych rád, abyste si sami nepřidávali starostí. Svobodný může věnovat svůj čas Božímu dílu, 33 kdežto ženatý se musí starat o ženu a rodinu, a tak dělit své myšlenky mezi Boha a pozemské věci. 34 Stejné problémy má vdaná žena: starost o svůj zevnějšek, o domácnost, jak vyhovět mužovým zálibám a vrtochům. Naproti tomu svobodná dívka a neprovdaná žena má spíš možnost pečovat o krásu ducha, která se líbí Bohu.
35-36 To všechno vám říkám, abych vám pomohl, ne abych vás odradil od sňatku. Chci vám ukázat, jak sloužit Pánu co nejlépe a co všechno by vás od toho mohlo odvádět. 37-38 Kdo si nedovede představit život bez manželství, ať do něj vstoupí, není na tom nic špatného. Kdo však má sám sebe tak dalece v moci, že dokáže svou touhu udržet na uzdě, a rozhodne se zůstat svobodný, učinil moudré rozhodnutí. Zkrátka a dobře; obojí je správné, ale to druhé je lepší.
39 Žena je vázána věrností, pokud její muž žije. Jestliže věřící žena ovdoví, je volná a může se znovu provdat, ovšem jen za křesťana. Bude však šťastnější, když to neudělá. 40 To je moje rada a domnívám se, že i já se smím odvolávat na vedení Božím Duchem.
1 Corinthians 7
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7
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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 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers
- 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.
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