ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Α΄ 7
1881 Westcott-Hort New Testament
7 περι δε ων εγραψατε καλον ανθρωπω γυναικος μη απτεσθαι
2 δια δε τας πορνειας εκαστος την εαυτου γυναικα εχετω και εκαστη τον ιδιον ανδρα εχετω
3 τη γυναικι ο ανηρ την οφειλην αποδιδοτω ομοιως δε και η γυνη τω ανδρι
4 η γυνη του ιδιου σωματος ουκ εξουσιαζει αλλα ο ανηρ ομοιως δε και ο ανηρ του ιδιου σωματος ουκ εξουσιαζει αλλα η γυνη
5 μη αποστερειτε αλληλους ει μητι [αν] εκ συμφωνου προς καιρον ινα σχολασητε τη προσευχη και παλιν επι το αυτο ητε ινα μη πειραζη υμας ο σατανας δια την ακρασιαν [υμων]
6 τουτο δε λεγω κατα συγγνωμην ου κατ επιταγην
7 θελω δε παντας ανθρωπους ειναι ως και εμαυτον αλλα εκαστος ιδιον εχει χαρισμα εκ θεου ο μεν ουτως ο δε ουτως
8 λεγω δε τοις αγαμοις και ταις χηραις καλον αυτοις εαν μεινωσιν ως καγω
9 ει δε ουκ εγκρατευονται γαμησατωσαν κρειττον γαρ εστιν γαμειν η πυρουσθαι
10 τοις δε γεγαμηκοσιν παραγγελλω ουκ εγω αλλα ο κυριος γυναικα απο ανδρος μη χωρισθηναι
11 εαν δε και χωρισθη μενετω αγαμος η τω ανδρι καταλλαγητω και ανδρα γυναικα μη αφιεναι
12 τοις δε λοιποις λεγω εγω ουχ ο κυριος ει τις αδελφος γυναικα εχει απιστον και αυτη συνευδοκει οικειν μετ αυτου μη αφιετω αυτην
13 και γυνη ητις εχει ανδρα απιστον και ουτος συνευδοκει οικειν μετ αυτης μη αφιετω τον ανδρα
14 ηγιασται γαρ ο ανηρ ο απιστος εν τη γυναικι και ηγιασται η γυνη η απιστος εν τω αδελφω επει αρα τα τεκνα υμων ακαθαρτα εστιν νυν δε αγια εστιν
15 ει δε ο απιστος χωριζεται χωριζεσθω ου δεδουλωται ο αδελφος η η αδελφη εν τοις τοιουτοις εν δε ειρηνη κεκληκεν υμας ο θεος
16 τι γαρ οιδας γυναι ει τον ανδρα σωσεις η τι οιδας ανερ ει την γυναικα σωσεις
17 ει μη εκαστω ως μεμερικεν ο κυριος εκαστον ως κεκληκεν ο θεος ουτως περιπατειτω και ουτως εν ταις εκκλησιαις πασαις διατασσομαι
18 περιτετμημενος τις εκληθη μη επισπασθω εν ακροβυστια κεκληται τις μη περιτεμνεσθω
19 η περιτομη ουδεν εστιν και η ακροβυστια ουδεν εστιν αλλα τηρησις εντολων θεου
20 εκαστος εν τη κλησει η εκληθη εν ταυτη μενετω
21 δουλος εκληθης μη σοι μελετω αλλ ει και δυνασαι ελευθερος γενεσθαι μαλλον χρησαι
22 ο γαρ εν κυριω κληθεις δουλος απελευθερος κυριου εστιν ομοιως ο ελευθερος κληθεις δουλος εστιν χριστου
23 τιμης ηγορασθητε μη γινεσθε δουλοι ανθρωπων
24 εκαστος εν ω εκληθη αδελφοι εν τουτω μενετω παρα θεω
25 περι δε των παρθενων επιταγην κυριου ουκ εχω γνωμην δε διδωμι ως ηλεημενος υπο κυριου πιστος ειναι
26 νομιζω ουν τουτο καλον υπαρχειν δια την ενεστωσαν αναγκην οτι καλον ανθρωπω το ουτως ειναι
27 δεδεσαι γυναικι μη ζητει λυσιν λελυσαι απο γυναικος μη ζητει γυναικα
28 εαν δε και γαμησης ουχ ημαρτες και εαν γημη [η] παρθενος ουχ ημαρτεν θλιψιν δε τη σαρκι εξουσιν οι τοιουτοι εγω δε υμων φειδομαι
29 τουτο δε φημι αδελφοι ο καιρος συνεσταλμενος εστιν το λοιπον ινα και οι εχοντες γυναικας ως μη εχοντες ωσιν
30 και οι κλαιοντες ως μη κλαιοντες και οι χαιροντες ως μη χαιροντες και οι αγοραζοντες ως μη κατεχοντες
31 και οι χρωμενοι τον κοσμον ως μη καταχρωμενοι παραγει γαρ το σχημα του κοσμου τουτου
32 θελω δε υμας αμεριμνους ειναι ο αγαμος μεριμνα τα του κυριου πως αρεση τω κυριω
33 ο δε γαμησας μεριμνα τα του κοσμου πως αρεση τη γυναικι
34 και μεμερισται και η γυνη η αγαμος και η παρθενος μεριμνα τα του κυριου ινα η αγια [και] τω σωματι και τω πνευματι η δε γαμησασα μεριμνα τα του κοσμου πως αρεση τω ανδρι
35 τουτο δε προς το υμων αυτων συμφορον λεγω ουχ ινα βροχον υμιν επιβαλω αλλα προς το ευσχημον και ευπαρεδρον τω κυριω απερισπαστως
36 ει δε τις ασχημονειν επι την παρθενον αυτου νομιζει εαν η υπερακμος και ουτως οφειλει γινεσθαι ο θελει ποιειτω ουχ αμαρτανει γαμειτωσαν
37 ος δε εστηκεν εν τη καρδια αυτου εδραιος μη εχων αναγκην εξουσιαν δε εχει περι του ιδιου θεληματος και τουτο κεκρικεν εν τη ιδια καρδια τηρειν την εαυτου παρθενον καλως ποιησει
38 ωστε και ο γαμιζων την εαυτου παρθενον καλως ποιει και ο μη γαμιζων κρεισσον ποιησει
39 γυνη δεδεται εφ οσον χρονον ζη ο ανηρ αυτης εαν δε κοιμηθη ο ανηρ ελευθερα εστιν ω θελει γαμηθηναι μονον εν κυριω
40 μακαριωτερα δε εστιν εαν ουτως μεινη κατα την εμην γνωμην δοκω γαρ καγω πνευμα θεου εχειν
1 Corinzi 7
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
II. SOLUZIONE DI DIVERSI PROBLEMI
1. MATRIMONIO E VERGINITA'
7 Quanto poi alle cose di cui mi avete scritto, è cosa buona per l'uomo non toccare donna; 2 tuttavia, per il pericolo dell'incontinenza, ciascuno abbia la propria moglie e ogni donna il proprio marito.
3 Il marito compia il suo dovere verso la moglie; ugualmente anche la moglie verso il marito. 4 La moglie non è arbitra del proprio corpo, ma lo è il marito; allo stesso modo anche il marito non è arbitro del proprio corpo, ma lo è la moglie. 5 Non astenetevi tra voi se non di comune accordo e temporaneamente, per dedicarvi alla preghiera, e poi ritornate a stare insieme, perché satana non vi tenti nei momenti di passione. 6 Questo però vi dico per concessione, non per comando. 7 Vorrei che tutti fossero come me; ma ciascuno ha il proprio dono da Dio, chi in un modo, chi in un altro.
8 Ai non sposati e alle vedove dico: è cosa buona per loro rimanere come sono io; 9 ma se non sanno vivere in continenza, si sposino; è meglio sposarsi che ardere.
10 Agli sposati poi ordino, non io, ma il Signore: la moglie non si separi dal marito - 11 e qualora si separi, rimanga senza sposarsi o si riconcili con il marito - e il marito non ripudi la moglie.
12 Agli altri dico io, non il Signore: se un nostro fratello ha la moglie non credente e questa consente a rimanere con lui, non la ripudi; 13 e una donna che abbia il marito non credente, se questi consente a rimanere con lei, non lo ripudi: 14 perché il marito non credente viene reso santo dalla moglie credente e la moglie non credente viene resa santa dal marito credente; altrimenti i vostri figli sarebbero impuri, mentre invece sono santi. 15 Ma se il non credente vuol separarsi, si separi; in queste circostanze il fratello o la sorella non sono soggetti a servitù; Dio vi ha chiamati alla pace! 16 E che sai tu, donna, se salverai il marito? O che ne sai tu, uomo, se salverai la moglie?
17 Fuori di questi casi, ciascuno continui a vivere secondo la condizione che gli ha assegnato il Signore, così come Dio lo ha chiamato; così dispongo in tutte le chiese. 18 Qualcuno è stato chiamato quando era circonciso? Non lo nasconda! E' stato chiamato quando non era ancora circonciso? Non si faccia circoncidere! 19 La circoncisione non conta nulla, e la non circoncisione non conta nulla; conta invece l'osservanza dei comandamenti di Dio. 20 Ciascuno rimanga nella condizione in cui era quando fu chiamato. 21 Sei stato chiamato da schiavo? Non ti preoccupare; ma anche se puoi diventare libero, profitta piuttosto della tua condizione! 22 Perché lo schiavo che è stato chiamato nel Signore, è un liberto affrancato del Signore! Similmente chi è stato chiamato da libero, è schiavo di Cristo. 23 Siete stati comprati a caro prezzo: non fatevi schiavi degli uomini! 24 Ciascuno, fratelli, rimanga davanti a Dio in quella condizione in cui era quando è stato chiamato.
25 Quanto alle vergini, non ho alcun comando dal Signore, ma do un consiglio, come uno che ha ottenuto misericordia dal Signore e merita fiducia. 26 Penso dunque che sia bene per l'uomo, a causa della presente necessità, di rimanere così. 27 Ti trovi legato a una donna? Non cercare di scioglierti. Sei sciolto da donna? Non andare a cercarla. 28 Però se ti sposi non fai peccato; e se la giovane prende marito, non fa peccato. Tuttavia costoro avranno tribolazioni nella carne, e io vorrei risparmiarvele.
29 Questo vi dico, fratelli: il tempo ormai si è fatto breve; d'ora innanzi, quelli che hanno moglie, vivano come se non l'avessero; 30 coloro che piangono, come se non piangessero e quelli che godono come se non godessero; quelli che comprano, come se non possedessero; 31 quelli che usano del mondo, come se non ne usassero appieno: perché passa la scena di questo mondo! 32 Io vorrei vedervi senza preoccupazioni: chi non è sposato si preoccupa delle cose del Signore, come possa piacere al Signore; 33 chi è sposato invece si preoccupa delle cose del mondo, come possa piacere alla moglie, 34 e si trova diviso! Così la donna non sposata, come la vergine, si preoccupa delle cose del Signore, per essere santa nel corpo e nello spirito; la donna sposata invece si preoccupa delle cose del mondo, come possa piacere al marito. 35 Questo poi lo dico per il vostro bene, non per gettarvi un laccio, ma per indirizzarvi a ciò che è degno e vi tiene uniti al Signore senza distrazioni.
36 Se però qualcuno ritiene di non regolarsi convenientemente nei riguardi della sua vergine, qualora essa sia oltre il fiore dell'età, e conviene che accada così, faccia ciò che vuole: non pecca. Si sposino pure! 37 Chi invece è fermamente deciso in cuor suo, non avendo nessuna necessità, ma è arbitro della propria volontà, ed ha deliberato in cuor suo di conservare la sua vergine, fa bene. 38 In conclusione, colui che sposa la sua vergine fa bene e chi non la sposa fa meglio.
39 La moglie è vincolata per tutto il tempo in cui vive il marito; ma se il marito muore è libera di sposare chi vuole, purché ciò avvenga nel Signore. 40 Ma se rimane così, a mio parere è meglio; credo infatti di avere anch'io lo Spirito di Dio.
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.
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