1 Corinzi 7:27

27 Sei tu legato a moglie? non cercar d’essere sciolto; sei tu sciolto da moglie? non cercar moglie.

1 Corinzi 7:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 7:27

Art thou bound unto a wife?
&c.] Or to a woman; either by promise, or by espousal, or by consummate marriage; either of which is a tic, or obligation, a bond, and especially the latter; marriage is such a bond as cannot be dissolved, but by the death of one of the parties; see ( Romans 7:2 ) unless in case of adultery, or of wilful desertion: and it is a bond which mutually obliges; as the husband is bound by the law of marriage to live chastely and lovingly with his wife, and to take care of her, and provide for her; so the wife is bound by the same law to live in like manner with her husband, and to submit unto him, and obey him:

seek not to be loosed;
do not depart from her, nor seek to be divorced, nor even desire to be loosed by death:

art thou loosed from a wife?
being either never married, or else if having been married the wife is dead, or legally divorced for a just cause:

seek not a wife,
or woman; make no inquiry after one; be content to live without one; enter not into a marriage state, nor take any step towards it; it is best to continue loosed, for the reason above given, that is, provided the person has the gift of continence, otherwise not; see ( 1 Corinthians 7:5 ) .

1 Corinzi 7:27 In-Context

25 Or intorno alle vergini, io non ne ho comandamento dal Signore; ma ne do avviso, come avendo ottenuta misericordia dal Signore d’esser fedele.

26 Io stimo adunque ciò esser bene per la soprastante necessità; perciocchè egli è bene per l’uomo di starsene così.

27 Sei tu legato a moglie? non cercar d’essere sciolto; sei tu sciolto da moglie? non cercar moglie.

28 Che se pure ancora prendi moglie, tu non pecchi; e se la vergine si marita, non pecca; ma tali persone avranno tribolazione nella carne; or io vi risparmio.

29 Ma questo dico, fratelli, che il tempo è omai abbreviato; acciocchè, e coloro che hanno mogli sieno come se non l’avessero;