1 Corinto 7
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Mga Katanungan tungkol sa Pag-aasawa
7 Tungkol naman sa inyong sulat, ganito ang masasabi ko: Mabuti sa isang tao na huwag makipagtalik[a]. 2 Ngunit dahil sa lumalaganap na pakikiapid, bawat lalaki o babae ay dapat magkaroon ng sariling asawa. 3 Dapat tuparin ng lalaki ang tungkulin niya sa kanyang asawa, at gayundin naman ang babae. 4 Sapagkat hindi na ang babae ang may karapatan sa sarili niyang katawan kundi ang kanyang asawa. Gayundin naman, hindi na ang lalaki ang may karapatan sa sarili niyang katawan kundi ang kanyang asawa. 5 Huwag ninyong ipagkait ang inyong sarili sa isa't isa, maliban na lamang kung napagkasunduan ninyong huwag munang magsiping sa maikling panahon upang maiukol ninyo ang inyong mga sarili sa pananalangin. Ngunit pagkatapos, muli kayong magsiping upang hindi kayo matukso ni Satanas dahil sa hindi na kayo makapagpigil.
6 Ang sinabi ko'y hindi utos kundi pag-unawa sa inyong kalagayan. 7 Nais ko sanang ang bawat isa ay makatulad ko. Ngunit ang bawat tao'y may kanya-kanyang kaloob mula sa Diyos at ang mga ito'y hindi pare-pareho.
8 Ito naman ang masasabi ko sa mga walang asawa at sa mga biyuda: mabuti pa sa kanila ang manatiling katulad ko na walang asawa. 9 Ngunit kung hindi sila makapagpigil sa sarili, mag-asawa na lang sila; mas mabuting mag-asawa kaysa hindi makapagpigil sa matinding pagnanasa.
10 Sa(A) mga may asawa, ito ang iniuutos ng Panginoon, hindi ako: huwag makipaghiwalay ang babae sa kanyang asawa. 11 Ngunit kung siya'y hihiwalay, manatili siyang walang asawa, o kaya'y muling makipagkasundo sa kanyang asawa. At huwag din namang hihiwalayan ng lalaki ang kanyang asawa.
12 Sa iba naman, ito ang sinasabi ko, ako ang nagsasabi at hindi ang Panginoon: kung ang isang lalaking mananampalataya ay may asawang di-mananampalataya at nais nitong patuloy na makisama sa kanya, huwag niya itong hiwalayan. 13 Kung ang isang babaing sumasampalataya ay may asawang hindi sumasampalataya at nais ng lalaking magpatuloy ng pakikisama sa kanya, huwag siyang makipaghiwalay. 14 Sapagkat ang lalaking hindi pa sumasampalataya ay itinatalaga sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng kanyang asawa, at ang babaing hindi pa sumasampalataya ay itinatalaga sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng kanyang asawa. Kung hindi gayon ay magiging marumi sa paningin ng Diyos ang kanilang mga anak; ngunit ang totoo, ang mga ito ay itinatalaga sa Diyos. 15 Kung nais namang humiwalay ng asawang di-mananampalataya sa kanyang asawang sumasampalataya, hayaan ninyo siyang humiwalay. Sa gayong mga pagkakataon, ang naturang kapatid ay malaya. Tinawag kayo ng Diyos upang mamuhay nang mapayapa. 16 Anong malay ninyo, mga babae, baka kayo ang maging kasangkapan sa ikaliligtas ng inyong asawa? At kayong mga lalaki, anong malay ninyo, baka kayo ang maging kasangkapan sa ikaliligtas ng inyong asawa?
Magpatuloy sa Dating Kalagayan sa Buhay
17 Mamuhay ang bawat isa ayon sa ipinagkaloob sa kanya ng Panginoon, at magpatuloy sa dati niyang kalagayan noong siya'y tawagin ng Diyos. Ito ang itinuturo ko sa lahat ng iglesya. 18 Kung(B) ang isang lalaki ay tuli na nang siya'y tawagin ng Diyos, huwag na niyang alisin ang mga palatandaan ng kanyang pagiging tuli. At kung hindi naman siya tuli nang tawagin, huwag na siyang mag-asam na magpatuli pa. 19 Hindi mahalaga kung ang isang tao ay tuli o hindi; subalit ang mahalaga ay ang pagsunod sa mga utos ng Diyos. 20 Manatili ang bawat isa sa kalagayan niya nang siya'y tawagin ng Diyos. 21 Ikaw ba'y isang alipin nang tawagin ka ng Diyos? Huwag kang mag-alala tungkol doon. Ngunit kung may pagkakataon kang maging isang malaya, samantalahin mo.[b] 22 Ang taong alipin nang tawagin ng Panginoon ay malaya na dahil sa Panginoon. Gayundin naman, ang taong malaya nang siya'y tawagin ni Cristo ay naging alipin ni Cristo. 23 Nabili na at bayád na kayo; huwag na kayong paalipin sa mga tao. 24 Mga kapatid, anuman ang kalagayan ninyo sa buhay nang kayo'y tawagin, manatili kayo roong kasama ng Diyos.
Tungkol sa mga Walang Asawa at mga Biyuda
25 Tungkol naman sa mga walang asawa, wala akong maibibigay na utos mula sa Panginoon. Ngunit magbibigay ako ng aking opinyon bilang isang taong dahil sa habag ng Diyos ay mapagkakatiwalaan.
26 Dahil sa matinding kahirapan sa kasalukuyan, inaakala kong mabuti pa sa isang tao ang manatili sa kanyang kalagayan. 27 Ikaw ba'y isang lalaking may asawa na? Huwag kang makipaghiwalay. Wala ka pa bang asawa? Huwag mo nang hangaring magkaasawa. 28 Ngunit kung ikaw ay mag-aasawa, hindi ka nagkakasala. Kung ang isang dalaga[c] ay mag-asawa, hindi rin siya nagkakasala. Ngunit ang nag-aasawa ay magdaranas ng mga kahirapan sa buhay na ito, at iyan ang nais kong maiwasan ninyo.
29 Mga kapatid, ito ang ibig kong sabihin: malapit na ang wakas ng panahon, kaya't mula ngayon, ang may asawa ay mamuhay na parang walang asawa; 30 ang mga nananangis, na parang di nananangis; ang mga nagagalak, na parang di nagagalak; ang mga bumibili, na parang walang ari-arian, 31 at ang mga gumagamit ng mga bagay ng sanlibutan, na para bang hindi nangangailangang gamitin ang mga ito. Sapagkat ang lahat ng bagay sa daigdig na ito'y hindi na magtatagal.
32 Nais kong mailayo kayo sa mga alalahanin sa buhay. Ang pinagkakaabalahan ng lalaking walang asawa ay ang mga gawaing ukol sa Panginoon—kung paano niya mabibigyan ng kaluguran ang Panginoon. 33 Ngunit ang pinagkakaabalahan ng lalaking may asawa ay ang mga bagay ng sanlibutang ito—kung paano niya mabibigyang kaluguran ang kanyang asawa. 34 Dahil dito'y hati ang kanyang malasakit. Gayundin naman, ang pinagkakaabalahan ng isang babaing walang asawa o ng isang dalaga ay ang mga bagay ukol sa Panginoon, sapagkat nais niyang maitalaga ang kanyang katawan at espiritu sa Panginoon. Subalit ang pinagkakaabalahan ng babaing may-asawa ay ang mga bagay ng sanlibutang ito—kung paano niya mabibigyang kaluguran ang kanyang asawa.
35 Sinasabi ko ito upang matulungan kayo. Hindi ko kayo hinihigpitan; ang nais ko'y maakay kayo sa maayos na pamumuhay at nang lubusan kayong makapaglingkod sa Panginoon.
36 Kung inaakala ng isang lalaki na nagkakaroon siya ng masidhing pagnanasa sa kanyang katipan, at dahil dito'y kailangang pakasal sila, pakasal na sila. Ito ay hindi kasalanan. 37 Ngunit kung ipinasya niyang huwag pakasalan ang kanyang kasintahan at hindi naman siya napipilitan lamang at siya'y may lubusang pagpipigil sa sarili, mabuti ang ganitong kapasyahan. 38 Kaya nga, mabuti ang magpasyang pakasalan ang kanyang kasintahan, ngunit mas mabuti ang hindi mag-asawa.[d]
39 Ang babae ay nakatali sa kanyang asawa habang nabubuhay ito. Kapag namatay ang lalaki, ang babae ay malaya nang mag-asawa sa sinumang maibigan niya, ngunit dapat ay sa isa ring nananampalataya sa Panginoon. 40 Subalit sa aking palagay, higit siyang magiging maligaya kung mananatili siya sa kanyang kalagayan bilang biyuda. Iyan ang palagay ko, at sa palagay ko nama'y nasa akin din ang Espiritu ng Diyos.
Footnotes
- 1 huwag makipagtalik: Sa Griego ay huwag humipo sa babae .
- 21 samantalahin mo: o kaya'y pagbutihin mo ang paggamit ng iyong kalagayan bilang alipin .
- 28 dalaga: o kaya'y birhen .
- 36-38 Kung inaakala...hindi mag-asawa: o kaya’y 36 Kung inaakala ng isang ama na di marapat ang pagpigil niya sa kanyang anak na dalaga, at ito’y nasa hustong gulang na para mag-asawa, at dapat na niyang ipakasal ito, payagan na niyang mag-asawa ang anak. Hindi ito kasalanan. 37 Mas mabuti pang magpigil sa sarili at magpasya na huwag pag-asawahin ng ama ang kanyang anak na dalaga. 38 Kaya nga, mabuti na ipakasal ng ama ang anak na dalaga, ngunit lalong mabuti ang ito’y hindi pag-asawahin .
1 Corinthians 7
English Standard Version
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 Corinthians 7:6 Or I say this:
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 Some manuscripts us
- 1 Corinthians 7:17 Or each person walk in the way
- 1 Corinthians 7:21 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verses 22 (twice), 23
- 1 Corinthians 7:24 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
- 1 Corinthians 7:25 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
- 1 Corinthians 7:25 Greek virgins
- 1 Corinthians 7:26 Or impending
- 1 Corinthians 7:28 Greek virgin; also verse 34
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Greek virgin; also verses 37, 38
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or her
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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