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1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7
New International Version
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.
Prva poslanica Korinćanima 7
Knijga O Kristu
Prva poslanica Korinćanima 7
Knijga O Kristu
O ženidbi
7 A sada odgovor na ono o čemu ste mi pisali: dobro je da čovjek živi uzdržavajući se od dodira sa ženom.
2 Ali zbog pogibli od bluda dobro je da svaki muškarac ima svoju ženu, a svaka žena svojega muža.
3 Muž neka ženi ne uskraćuje tjelesnu bliskost na koju ona ima pravo, a isto tako ni žena mužu.
4 Jer ženinim tijelom gospodari muž, a on nije gospodar vlastitog tijela, već njime gospodari njegova žena.
5 Nemojte se uskraćivati jedno drugome, osim ako to želite učiniti privremeno da biste se potpunije posvetili molitvi. Zatim se opet združite da vas Sotona ne bi napastovao zbog suzdržavanja.
6 Ali to vam kažem kao dopuštenje, a ne kao zapovijed.
7 želio bih da svi budu neženje, kao ja. Ali svakome od nas Bog je dao drukčiji dar - nekome da bude oženjen, nekome da bude samac.
8 Što se tiče neoženjenih i udovica - bolje im je da ostanu samci kao i ja.
9 Ako se pak ne mogu uzdržati, neka se žene. Jer je bolje ženiti se nego izgarati od žudnje.
10 A za one u braku imam zapovijed - ne od sebe, već od Gospodina: neka se žena ne rastaje od muža.
11 Ako se ipak rastane, neka se više ne udaje ili neka se pomiri s mužem. Ni muž ne smije ostaviti ženu.
12 A ostalima pak kažem, iako Gospodin to nije izravno zapovjedio: ima li kršćanin[a] ženu nevjernicu koja pristaje živjeti s njim, ne smije ju ostaviti.
13 Ima li kršćanka[b] muža nevjernika koji pristaje s njom živjeti, ne smije ga napustiti.
14 Jer žena kršćanka unosi svetost u brak, a muž kršćanin također. Inače će vam djeca biti poput pogana, ali ovako su posvećena za Boga.
15 Ali ako se supružnik koji nije vjernik želi rastaviti, neka to učini. Vjerni muž ili žena nisu primorani s njima ostati jer Bog želi da njegova djeca žive u miru.
16 Jer tko zna hoće li žena kršćanka spasiti muža nevjernika, ili muž kršćanin ženu koja nije vjernica.
17 Inače neka svatko živi kako mu je Gospodin dodijelio, kao kad ga je Bog pozvao. Tako naređujem po svim crkvama.
18 Ako je tko bio obrezan prije nego što je postao vjernikom, to ne bi trebao skrivati. A tko se obratio kao neobrezan, ne bi se sada trebao obrezivati.
19 Jer nije važno je li tko obrezan ili neobrezan, već držati se Božjih zapovijedi.
20 Svatko neka ostane u onome zvanju u kojemu ga je zatekao Božji poziv.
21 Jesi li pozvan kao rob? Ne brini se! Ako ti se pokaže prilika da se oslobodiš, radije se okoristi.
22 Ako si i bio rob kad te je Gospodin pozvao, on te je oslobodio od robovanja grijehu. A ako te je pozvao kao slobodnog čovjeka, sada si Kristov rob.
23 Bog je za vas platio otkupninu. Nemojte zato robovati ljudima.
24 Zato, braćo, neka svatko u svojemu zajedništvu s Bogom ostane u onomu u čemu ga je on pozvao.
25 Glede neudanih djevojaka nemam zapovijedi od Gospodina. Mogu vam samo savjetovati kao čovjek koji je, po Božjemu milosrđu, vrijedan povjerenja.
26 Zbog sadašnje nevolje smatram da je najbolje da ostanete tako kako jeste.
27 Imaš li ženu, ne traži rastave. Nisi li oženjen, nemoj se ni ženiti.
28 Ako se i oženite, nije to grijeh. Ako se djevojka uda, ne griješi. Htio bih vas samo sačuvati od tjelesne patnje koja dolazi s brakom.
29 Braćo i sestre, želim, naime, reći da nam je još kratko vrijeme preostalo. Zato oženjeni ne smiju dopustiti da im brak bude prva briga.
30 žalosni ne smiju zanemariti Božji posao zbog svoje žalosti, ni sretni zbog svoje radosti, ni imućni zbog svojega bogatstva,
31 ni oni koji uživaju u ovome svijetu zbog svojega užitka, jer obličje ovoga svijeta prolazi.
32 želio bih da budete bezbrižni. Neženja se brine o Božjemu poslu i kako da ugodi Gospodinu.
33 A oženjen se čovjek uz to mora brinuti i o svjetovnomu - kako da ugodi ženi -
34 pa je podijeljen. Neudana žena ili djevojka isto se tako može više brinuti za Gospodnje, da bude sveta i tijelom i duhom. A udana se mora brinuti i za svjetovno - kako da ugodi mužu.
35 Ne govorim to da vam postavljam zabrane, nego da vam pomognem da uzmognete primjereno i neometano služiti Gospodinu.
36 Ako tko smatra da nedolično postupa prema svojoj zaručnici, i ako ona više nije u prvoj mladosti te stoga drži da se treba oženiti, neka se oženi. Neće zgriješiti. Neka se vjenčaju!
37 Ali ako je tko čvrsto odlučio ne ženiti se, a nema hitnje i može vladati sobom, dobro čini ne ženeći se.
38 Tko se dakle oženi, dobro čini, a tko se ne oženi, čini još bolje.
39 žena je vezana za svojega muža dokle god on živi; ako joj muž umre, može se opet udati, ali samo za kršćanina.[c]
40 Ali smatram da će biti blaženija ako se ne uda ponovno te da vam govoreći to dajem savjet od Svetoga Duha.
Footnotes
- Prva poslanica Korinćanima 7:12 U grčkome: brat.
- Prva poslanica Korinćanima 7:13 U grčkome: sestra.
- Prva poslanica Korinćanima 7:39 U grčkome: ali samo u Gospodinu.
1 Corinthians 7
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 7
New King James Version
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 Corinthians 7:17 direct
- 1 Corinthians 7:32 concern
- 1 Corinthians 7:32 is concerned about
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or virgin daughter
- 1 Corinthians 7:37 Or virgin daughter
- 1 Corinthians 7:38 NU his own virgin
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