1 Corinthians 7:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, yet I give my judgment as one whom the Lord in his mercy has made trustworthy.

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  • 1 Cor 7:6 : 6 But I speak this by permission, and not as a command.
  • 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.
  • 1 Cor 7:12 : 12 But to the rest I speak, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.
  • 1 Cor 7:28 : 28 But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless, such will have trouble in the flesh, but I spare you.
  • 1 Cor 7:34 : 34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:36-38 : 36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he will. He does not sin; let them marry. 37 Nevertheless, he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well. 38 So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.
  • 1 Cor 7:40 : 40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment—and I think I also 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 in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
  • 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not like many who corrupt the word of God; but as of sincerity, as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.
  • 2 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
  • 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 I speak not by commandment, but as a test of the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich. 10 And in this I give my advice: it is beneficial for you who began a year ago not only to do but also to desire to do it.
  • 2 Cor 11:17 : 17 That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as if foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
  • 1 Tim 1:12-16 : 12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all patience as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
  • Ps 78:63 : 63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given in marriage.
  • 1 Cor 7:10 : 10 And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband:

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  • 1 Cor 7:26-29
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    78%

    26I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

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

    28But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless, such will have trouble in the flesh, but I spare you.

    29But this I say, brethren, the time is short; so that from now on, even those who have wives should be as though they had none,

  • 1 Cor 7:32-40
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    32But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.

    33But he who is married cares about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

    34There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

    35And this I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

    36But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he will. He does not sin; let them marry.

    37Nevertheless, he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well.

    38So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

    39A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.

    40But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment—and I think I also 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; and likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5Do not deprive one another, except with consent for a time, to give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

    6But I speak this by permission, and not as a command.

    7For I wish that all men were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

    8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

    9But if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

    10And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband:

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

    12But to the rest I speak, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.

  • 1 Cor 7:24
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    24Brethren, let each one remain with God in the state in which he was called.

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

    2Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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

    17But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.

    18Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.

  • 1 Cor 4:3-4
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    3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment; indeed, I do not even judge myself.

    4For I know nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord.

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

  • 1 Cor 7:20
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    20Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.

  • 1 Cor 11:11
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    11Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord.

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7And these things command, that they may be blameless.

  • 1 Tim 5:9
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    9Do not let a widow be taken into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

  • 2 Cor 8:8
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    8I speak not by commandment, but as a test of the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.

  • 1 Cor 14:37
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    37If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.

  • 1 Thess 4:2
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    2For you know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

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

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    2For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if the husband is dead, she is released from the law of her husband.

    3So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she will be called an adulteress: but if her husband is dead, she is free from that law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she is married to another man.

  • 1 Tim 5:11
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    11But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do what is fitting,

  • Heb 13:4
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    4Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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

  • 1 Cor 5:1
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    1It is commonly reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that a man has his father's wife.

  • 1 Cor 6:15
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    15Do you not know that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid.

  • Titus 1:6
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    6If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

  • 1 Cor 11:2
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    2Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things and keep the ordinances as I delivered them to you.

  • 2 Tim 2:7
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    7Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.