1 Corinthians 7:37

Geneva Bible (1560)

Neuerthelesse, hee that standeth firme in his heart, that hee hath no neede, but hath power ouer his owne will, and hath so decreed in his heart, that hee will keepe his virgine, hee doeth well.

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    32And I would haue you without care. The vnmaried careth for the things of the Lord, howe he may please the Lord.

    33But hee that is maried, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

    34There is difference also betweene a virgine and a wife: the vnmaried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy, both in body and in spirite: but shee that is maried, careth for the things of the worlde, howe shee may please her husband.

    35And this I speake for your owne commoditie, not to tangle you in a snare, but that yee followe that, which is honest, and that yee may cleaue fast vnto the Lord without separation.

    36But if any man thinke that it is vncomely for his virgine, if shee passe the flower of her age, and neede so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them be maried.

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    38So then hee that giueth her to mariage, doeth wel, but he that giueth her not to mariage, doeth better.

    39The wife is bounde by the Lawe, as long as her husband liueth: but if her husband bee dead, shee is at libertie to marie with whome she will, onely in the Lord.

    40But shee is more blessed, if she so abide, in my iudgement: and I thinke that I haue also the Spirite of God.

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    24Brethren, let euery man, wherein hee was called, therein abide with God.

    25Nowe concerning virgines, I haue no commaundement of the Lorde: but I giue mine aduise, as one that hath obtained mercie of the Lord to be faithfull.

    26I suppose then this to bee good for the present necessitie: I meane that it is good for a man so to be.

    27Art thou bounde vnto a wife? Seeke not to be loosed: art thou loosed from a wife? Seeke not a wife.

    28But if thou takest a wife, thou sinnest not: and if a virgine marrie, shee sinneth not: neuerthelesse, such shall haue trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

    29And this I say, brethren, because the time is short, hereafter that both they which haue wiues, be as though they had none:

  • 1 Cor 7:8-13
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    8Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.

    9But if they cannot abstaine, let them marrie: for it is better to marrie then to burne.

    10And vnto ye maried I comand, not I, but ye Lord, Let not ye wife depart from her husband.

    11But and if shee depart, let her remaine vnmaried, or be reconciled vnto her husband, & let not the husband put away his wife.

    12But to ye remnant I speake, & not ye Lord, If any brother haue a wife, ye beleeueth not, if she be cotent to dwell with him, let him not forsake her.

    13And the woman which hath an husbande that beleeueth not, if he be content to dwell with her, let her not forsake him.

  • 1 Cor 7:1-2
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    1Nowe concerning the thinges whereof ye wrote vnto mee, It were good for a man not to touche a woman.

    2Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.

  • Lev 21:13-14
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    13Also he shall take a maide vnto his wife:

    14But a widowe, or a diuorced woman, or a polluted, or an harlot, these shall he not marrie, but shall take a maide of his owne people to wife:

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    16And if a man entise a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, hee shall endowe her, and take her to his wife.

    17If her father refuse to giue her to him, hee shal pay money, according to ye dowry of virgins.

  • 1 Cor 7:4-5
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    4The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: & likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.

    5Defraude not one another, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may giue your selues to fasting and praier, and againe come together that Satan tempt you not for your incontinecie.

  • 7And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and returne againe vnto his house, lest he die in the battell, and another man take her.

  • 9(30:10) But euery vowe of a widowe, and of her that is diuorced (wherewith she hath bound her selfe) shall stand in effect with her.

  • 20But if this thing be true, that the mayde be not found a virgine,

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    3For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication,

    4That euery one of you should know, how to possesse his vessell in holines and honour,

  • 23If a maid be betrothed vnto an husband, & a man finde her in the towne & lye with her,

  • Num 30:3-4
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    3(30:4) If a woman also vow a vow vnto the Lord, and binde her selfe by a bonde, being in her fathers house, in the time of her youth,

    4(30:5) And her father heare her vowe and bonde, wherewith she hath bound her selfe, and her father hold his peace concerning her, then all her vowes shall stande, and euery bonde, wherewith she hath bound her selfe, shall stand.

  • 28If a man finde a mayde that is not betrothed, and take her, and lye with her, and they be founde,

  • 20Let euery man abide in the same vocation wherein he was called.

  • Num 30:6-7
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    6(30:7) And if she haue an husband when she voweth or pronounceth ought with her lips, wherewith she bindeth her selfe,

    7(30:8) If her husband heard it, & holdeth his peace concerning her, the same day he heareth it, then her vowe shall stande, and her bondes wherewith she bindeth her selfe shall stand in effect.

  • 10Then sayd his disciples to him, If the matter be so betweene man and wife, it is not good to marry.

  • Exod 21:9-10
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    9But if he hath betrothed her vnto his sonne, he shal deale with her according to the custome of the daughters.

    10If he take him another wife, he shall not diminish her foode, her rayment, and recompence of her virginitie.

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    2For the woman which is in subiection to a man, is bound by the Lawe to the man, while he liueth: but if the man bee dead, shee is deliuered from the lawe of the man.

    3So then, if while the man liueth, she taketh another man, she shalbe called an adulteresse: but if the man be dead, she is free fro the Law, so that shee is not an adulteresse, though shee take another man.

  • 11But refuse the yonger widowes: for when they haue begun to waxe wanton against Christ, they will marrie,

  • 11(30:12) And her husband hath heard it, and helde his peace cocerning her, not disalowing her, then all her vowes shall stand, and euery bond, wherewith she bound her selfe, shall stand in effect.

  • 3Or by his sister a maid, that is neere vnto him, which hath not had a husband: for her he may lament.

  • 16(30:17) These are the ordinances which the Lorde commanded Moses, betweene a man & his wife, and betweene the father and his daughter, being young in her fathers house.

  • 14And laye slaunderous thinges vnto her charge, and bring vp an euill name vpon her, and say, I tooke this wife, and when I came to her, I found her not a mayde,