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Now concerning virgins I
have no commandment of the
Lord: yet I
give my
judgment, as one that hath obtained
mercy of the
Lord to
be faithful.
Peri; PREP de; CONJ tw'n T-GPF parqevnwn N-GPF ejpitagh;n N-ASF kurivou N-GSM oujk PRT e~cw, V-PAI-1S gnwvmhn N-ASF de; CONJ divdwmi V-PAI-1S wJ? ADV hjlehmevno? V-RPP-NSM uJpo; PREP kurivou N-GSM pisto;? A-NSM ei\nai. V-PXN
26
I
suppose therefore that
this is good for the
present distress, I say,
that it is
good for a
man so to
be.
Nomivzw V-PAI-1S ou\n CONJ tou'to D-ASN kalo;n A-NSN uJpavrcein V-PAN dia; PREP th;n T-ASF ejnestw'san V-RAP-ASF ajnavgkhn, N-ASF o&ti CONJ kalo;n A-NSN ajnqrwvpw/ N-DSM to; T-NSN ou&tw? ADV ei\nai. V-PXN
27
Art thou
bound unto a
wife? seek not to be
loosed. Art thou
loosed from a
wife? seek not a
wife.
devdesai V-RPI-2S gunaikiv; N-DSF mh; PRT zhvtei V-PAM-2S luvsin: N-ASF levlusai V-RPI-2S ajpo; PREP gunaikov?; N-GSF mh; PRT zhvtei V-PAM-2S gunai'ka. N-ASF
28
But and if thou
marry, thou
hast not sinned;
and if a
virgin marry, she
hath not sinned.
Nevertheless such shall
have trouble in the
flesh: but I spare you.
eja;n COND de; CONJ kai; CONJ gamhvsh/?, V-AAS-2S oujc PRT h&marte?: V-2AAI-2S kai; CONJ eja;n COND ghvmh/ V-AAS-3S hJ R-DSF parqevno?, N-NSF oujc PRT h&marten. V-2AAI-3S qli'yin N-ASF de; CONJ th'/ T-DSF sarki; N-DSF e&xousin V-PAI-3P oiJ T-NPM toiou'toi, D-NPM ejgw; P-1NS de; CONJ uJmw'n P-2GP feivdomai. V-PNI-1S
29
But this I
say,
brethren, the
time is
short: it
remaineth*,
that both they that
have wives be as
though they
had none;
tou'to D-ASN dev CONJ fhmi, V-PXI-1S ajdelfoiv, N-VPM oJ T-NSM kairo;? N-NSM sunestalmevno? V-RPP-NSM ejstivn: V-PXI-3S to; T-NSN loipo;n A-NSN i&na CONJ kai; CONJ oiJ T-NPM e~conte? V-PAP-NPM gunai'ka? N-APF wJ? ADV mh; PRT e~conte? V-PAP-NPM ?wsin, V-PXS-3P
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And they that
weep,
as though they
wept not; and they that
rejoice,
as though they
rejoiced not; and they that
buy,
as though they
possessed not;
kai; CONJ oiJ T-NPM klaivonte? V-PAP-NPM wJ? ADV mh; PRT klaivonte?, V-PAP-NPM kai; CONJ oiJ T-NPM caivronte? V-PAP-NPM wJ? ADV mh; PRT caivronte?, V-PAP-NPM kai; CONJ oiJ T-NPM ajgoravzonte? V-PAP-NPM wJ? ADV mh; PRT katevconte?, V-PAP-NPM
31
And they that
use this world, as not abusing it:
for the
fashion of
this world passeth
away.
kai; CONJ oiJ T-NPM crwvmenoi V-PNP-NPM to;n T-ASM kovsmon N-ASM wJ? ADV mh; PRT katacrwvmenoi: V-PNP-NPM paravgei V-PAI-3S ga;r CONJ to; T-NSN sch'ma N-NSN tou' T-GSM kovsmou N-GSM touvtou. D-GSM
32
But I would
have* you without
carefulness. He that is
unmarried careth for the things that belong
to the
Lord, how he may
please the
Lord:
qevlw V-PAI-1S de; CONJ uJma'? P-2AP ajmerivmnou? A-APM ei\nai. V-PXN oJ T-NSM a~gamo? N-NSM merimna'/ V-PAI-3S ta; T-APN tou' T-GSM kurivou, N-GSM pw'? ADV ajrevsh/ V-AAS-3S tw'/ T-DSM kurivw/: N-DSM
33
But he that is
married careth for the things that
are of the
world, how he may
please his
wife.
oJ T-NSM de; CONJ gamhvsa? V-AAP-NSM merimna'/ V-PAI-3S ta; T-APN tou' T-GSM kovsmou, N-GSM pw'? ADV ajrevsh/ V-AAS-3S th'/ T-DSF gunaikiv, N-DSF
34
There is difference also
between a
wife and a
virgin. The unmarried
woman careth
for the
things of the
Lord, that she may
be holy both in
body and in
spirit: but she that is
married careth for the
things of the
world, how she may
please her
husband.
kai; CONJ memevristai. V-RPI-3S kai; CONJ hJ T-NSF gunh; N-NSF hJ T-NSF a~gamo? N-NSF kai; CONJ hJ T-NSF parqevno? N-NSF merimna'/ V-PAI-3S ta; T-APN tou' T-GSM kurivou, N-GSM i&na CONJ h\/ T-NSF aJgiva A-NSF kai; CONJ tw'/ T-DSM swvmati N-DSN kai; CONJ tw'/ T-DSM pneuvmati: N-DSN hJ T-NSF de; CONJ gamhvsasa V-AAP-NSF merimna'/ V-PAI-3S ta; T-APN tou' T-GSM kovsmou, N-GSM pw'? ADV ajrevsh/ V-AAS-3S tw'/ T-DSM ajndriv. N-DSM
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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.
tou'to D-ASN de; CONJ pro;? PREP to; T-ASN uJmw'n P-2GP aujtw'n P-GPM suvmforon A-ASN levgw, V-PAI-1S oujc PRT i&na CONJ brovcon N-ASM uJmi'n P-2DP ejpibavlw, V-2AAS-1S ajlla; CONJ pro;? PREP to; T-ASN eu~schmon A-ASN kai; CONJ eujpavredron A-ASN tw'/ T-DSM kurivw/ N-DSM ajperispavstw?. ADV
36
But if any
man think that he behaveth himself
uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her
age*,
and need so require, let him
do what he
will, he
sinneth not: let them
marry.
Eij COND dev CONJ ti? X-NSM ajschmonei'n V-PAN ejpi; PREP th;n T-ASF parqevnon N-ASF aujtou' P-GSM nomivzei V-PAI-3S eja;n COND h\/ V-PXS-3S uJpevrakmo?, A-NSM kai; CONJ ou&tw? ADV ojfeivlei V-PAI-3S givnesqai, V-PNN oJ; R-ASN qevlei V-PAI-3S poieivtw: V-PAM-3S oujc PRT aJmartavnei: V-PAI-3S gameivtwsan. V-PAM-3P
37
Nevertheless he that
standeth stedfast in his
heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his
own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will
keep his virgin, doeth well.
oJ;? R-NSM de; CONJ e&sthken V-RAI-3S V-IAI-3S ejn PREP th'/ T-DSF kardiva/ N-DSF aujtou' P-GSM eJdrai'o?, A-NSM mh; PRT e~cwn V-PAP-NSM ajnavgkhn, N-ASF ejxousivan de; CONJ e~cei V-PAI-3S peri; PREP tou' T-GSN ijdivou A-GSN qelhvmato?, N-GSN kai; CONJ tou'to D-ASN kevkriken V-RAI-3S ejn PREP th'/ T-DSF ijdiva/ A-DSF kardiva/, N-DSF threi'n V-PAN th;n T-ASF eJautou' F-3GSM parqevnon, N-ASF kalw'? ADV poihvsei: V-FAI-3S
38
So then he that giveth her in
marriage doeth well; but he that giveth
her not in
marriage doeth better.
w&ste CONJ kai; CONJ oJ T-NSM gamivzwn V-PAP-NSM th;n T-ASF eJautou' F-3GSM parqevnon N-ASF kalw'? ADV poiei', V-PAI-3S kai; CONJ oJ T-NSM mh; PRT gamivzwn V-PAP-NSM krei'sson A-ASN poihvsei. V-FAI-3S
39
The
wife is
bound by the
law as long as her husband liveth;
but if her husband be
dead, she
is at
liberty to be
married to
whom she
will;
only in the
Lord.
Gunh; N-NSF devdetai V-RPI-3S ejfj PREP o&son K-ASM crovnon N-ASM zh'/ V-PAI-3S oJ T-NSM ajnh;r N-NSM aujth'?: P-GSF eja;n COND de; CONJ koimhqh'/ V-APS-3S oJ T-NSM ajnhvr, N-NSM ejleuqevra A-NSF ejsti;n V-PXI-3S wJ'/ R-DSM qevlei V-PAI-3S gamhqh'nai, V-APN movnon ADV ejn PREP kurivw/. N-DSM
40
But she
is happier if she so abide,
after my judgment: and I
think also that I
have the
Spirit of
God.
makariwtevra A-NSF dev CONJ ejstin V-PXI-3S eja;n COND ou&tw? ADV meivnh/, V-AAS-3S kata; PREP th;n T-ASF ejmh;n S-1ASF gnwvmhn, N-ASF dokw' V-PAI-1S de; CONJ kajgw; P-1NS pneu'ma N-ASN qeou' N-GSM e~cein. V-PAN