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1 Korintierne 7
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
1 Korintierne 7
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
7 Men vedkommende det som I skrev om, da er det godt for et menneske ikke å røre en kvinne;
2 men for hors skyld skal hver mann ha sin egen hustru, og hver kvinne sin egen mann.
3 Mannen gjøre sin skyldighet mot hustruen, og likeså hustruen mot mannen;
4 hustruen råder ikke over sitt eget legeme, men mannen; likeså råder heller ikke mannen over sitt eget legeme, men hustruen.
5 Hold eder ikke fra hverandre uten efter samråd, for en tid, for å leve i bønn, og kom så sammen igjen, forat ikke Satan skal friste eder, fordi I ikke makter å være avholdende!
6 Dette sier jeg som tillatelse, ikke som påbud;
7 jeg ønsker at alle mennesker var som jeg; men hver har sin egen nådegave av Gud, den ene så, den andre så.
8 Til de ugifte og til enkene sier jeg: Det er godt for dem om de vedblir å være som jeg;
9 men kan de ikke være avholdende, da la dem gifte sig! for det er bedre å gifte sig enn å lide brynde.
10 De gifte byder jeg, dog ikke jeg, men Herren, at en hustru ikke skal skille sig fra sin mann;
11 men er hun skilt fra ham, da vedbli hun å være ugift eller forlike sig med sin mann - og at en mann ikke skal skille sig fra sin hustru.
12 Til de andre sier jeg, ikke Herren: Dersom en bror har en vantro hustru, og hun samtykker i å bo hos ham, da skille han sig ikke fra henne!
13 og om en hustru har en vantro mann, og denne samtykker i å bo hos henne, da skille hun sig ikke fra sin mann!
14 For den vantro mann er helliget ved sin hustru, og den vantro hustru er helliget ved broren; ellers var jo eders barn urene, men nu er de hellige.
15 Men dersom den vantro skiller sig, da får han så gjøre; broren eller søsteren er ikke trælbundet i slike ting, men Gud har kalt oss til fred.
16 For hvad vet du, hustru, om du kan frelse din mann? eller hvad vet du, mann, om du kan frelse din hustru?
17 Dog vandre hver således som Herren har gitt ham, som Gud har kalt ham! Og således foreskriver jeg i alle menigheter.
18 En blev kalt som omskåret, han dra ikke forhud over; en er blitt kalt som uomskåret, han la sig ikke omskjære!
19 Det kommer ikke an på omskjærelse, og det kommer ikke an på forhud, men på å holde Guds bud.
20 Hver bli i det kall han blev kalt i!
21 Blev du kalt som træl, da gjør dig ingen sorg av det; men kan du også bli fri, så gjør heller bruk derav!
22 For den træl som er kalt i Herren, er Herrens frigitte; likeså er også den frie som er kalt, Kristi træl.
23 I er dyrt kjøpt; bli ikke menneskers træler!
24 I den stand enhver blev kalt i, brødre, i den bli han hos Gud!
25 Om jomfruene har jeg ikke noget bud av Herren, men jeg sier min mening som en som har fått miskunn av Herren til å være troverdig.
26 Jeg mener da dette at det for den nærværende nøds skyld er godt for et menneske å leve således.
27 Er du bundet til en kvinne, da søk ikke å bli løst fra henne; er du ikke bundet til en kvinne, da søk ikke en kvinne!
28 Men om du også gifter dig, synder du ikke, og om jomfruen gifter sig, synder hun ikke; men de som det gjør, vil få trengsel for sitt kjød, jeg derimot vil spare eder.
29 Men dette sier jeg, brødre: Tiden er kort, så at herefter de som har hustruer, skal være som de som ingen har,
30 og de som gråter, som de som ikke gråter, og de som gleder sig, som de som ikke gleder sig, og de som kjøper, som de som ikke eier noget,
31 og de som bruker verden, som de som ikke bruker den; for denne verdens skikkelse forgår.
32 Jeg vil gjerne at I skal være fri for omsorg. Den ugifte har omsorg for det som hører Herren til, hvorledes han kan tekkes Herren;
33 men den gifte har omsorg for det som hører verden til, hvorledes han kan tekkes sin hustru.
34 Og det er forskjell på hustruen og jomfruen; den ugifte kvinne har omsorg for det som hører Herren til, at hun kan være hellig både på legeme og ånd; men den gifte kvinne har omsorg for det som hører verden til, hvorledes hun kan tekkes sin mann.
35 Dette sier jeg til eders eget gagn, ikke for å sette en snare for eder, men for å fremme det som sømmer sig: å henge fast ved Herren.
36 Men dersom nogen mener at han gjør urett mot sin ugifte datter om hun er over ungdomsalderen, og det må så være, han gjøre det han vil; han synder ikke; la dem gifte sig!
37 Men den som står fast i sitt hjerte og ikke har noget som tvinger ham, men har frihet til å følge sin egen vilje og har satt sig dette fore i sitt hjerte at han vil holde sin datter ugift, han gjør vel.
38 Så gjør da den vel som bortgifter, og den gjør bedre som ikke bortgifter.
39 En hustru er bundet så lenge hennes mann lever; men når hennes mann er hensovet, da har hun frihet til å gifte sig med hvem hun vil, bare det skjer i Herren.
40 Men lykkeligere er hun om hun blir som hun er, efter min mening; men jeg tror også å ha Guds Ånd.
1 Corinthians 7
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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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