1 Corinthians 7:35
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| Overview - 1 Corinthians 7 | |
| 1 | He treats of marriage; |
| 4 | shewing it to be a remedy against fornication, |
| 10 | and that the bond thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved. |
| 20 | Every man must be content with his vocation. |
| 25 | Virginity wherefore to be embraced; |
| 35 | and for what respects we may either marry, or abstain from marrying. |
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1 Corinthians 7:35 (King James Version)
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.
- not
- This is an allusion to the {Retiarius} among the Romans, who carried a small casting net, {rete,} which he endeavoured to throw over his adversary's head.
- 1 Corinthians 7:2 1 Corinthians 7:5-9 1 Corinthians 7:28 1 Corinthians 7:36 ; Matthew 19:12
- comely
- 36 ; Ephesians 5:3 ; Philippians 4:8 ; 1 Timothy 1:10 ; Titus 2:3
- and that
- 1 Corinthians 7:33 1 Corinthians 7:34 ; Luke 8:14 ; 10:40-42 21:34