1 Corinthians 7:25

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Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.

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  • 1 Cor 7:6 : 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.
  • 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Now it is required that those who are entrusted as stewards must prove faithful.
  • 1 Cor 7:12 : 12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
  • 1 Cor 7:28 : 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
  • 1 Cor 7:34 : 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. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:36-38 : 36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry. 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, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.
  • 1 Cor 7:40 : 40 Yet in my opinion, she is happier if she remains as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
  • 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God for profit. Instead, with sincerity, as sent from God and in His presence, we speak in Christ.
  • 2 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we do not lose heart. 2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by revealing the truth, we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
  • 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich. 10 And here is my opinion in this matter: It is best for you, since you not only started to do this last year but also had the desire to do so.
  • 2 Cor 11:17 : 17 What I am saying, I do not say as from the Lord, but as if in foolishness, with this confidence of boasting.
  • 1 Tim 1:12-16 : 12 I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service. 13 Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord overflowed abundantly along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost. 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  • Ps 78:63 : 63 Fire consumed their young men, and their virgins were not given in marriage.
  • 1 Cor 7:10 : 10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

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  • 1 Cor 7:26-29
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    26Because of the present distress, I think it is good for a person to remain as they are.

    27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

    28But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

    29This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.

  • 1 Cor 7:32-40
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    32I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord.

    33But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife.

    34And 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. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

    35I am saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you, but so that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

    36If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry.

    37But 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.

    38So then, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.

    39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.

    40Yet in my opinion, she is happier if she remains as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

  • 1 Cor 7:4-12
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    4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

    6I say this as a concession, not as a command.

    7I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

    8To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain as I am.

    9But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

    12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

  • 1 Cor 7:24
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    24Brothers and sisters, each one should remain with God in the condition they were in when called.

  • 1 Cor 7:1-2
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    1Now concerning the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:16-18
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    16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

    17Nevertheless, each person should live as the Lord has assigned them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.

    18Was anyone called after being circumcised? Let him not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.

  • 1 Cor 4:3-4
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    3But to me, it is of little importance to be judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself.

    4I am not aware of anything against myself, but that does not make me innocent. The one who judges me is the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 11:2
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    2For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

  • 1 Cor 7:20
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    20Each person should remain in the condition in which they were called.

  • 1 Cor 11:11
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    11Nevertheless, in the Lord, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

  • 1 Tim 5:9
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    9A widow should be enrolled only if she is at least sixty years old and has been faithful to one husband,

  • 2 Cor 8:8
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    8I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

  • 1 Cor 14:37
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    37If anyone considers themselves to be a prophet or spiritually gifted, let them acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are the Lord’s commands.

  • 1 Thess 4:2
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    2For you know the commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

  • 1 Cor 10:15
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    15I speak to wise people; judge for yourselves what I say.

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    2For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

    3Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

  • 1 Tim 5:11
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    11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their physical desires draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry,

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

  • Heb 13:4
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    4Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

  • Matt 25:1
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    1Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

  • 1 Cor 5:1
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    1It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and a kind of immorality that is not even found among the Gentiles—a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.

  • 1 Cor 6:15
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    15Don't you know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

  • Titus 1:6
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    6An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion.

  • 1 Cor 11:2
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    2I praise you, brothers and sisters, because you remember me in everything and hold fast to the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

  • 2 Tim 2:7
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    7Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.