1 Corinthians 7:26

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Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 7:1 : 1 Celibacy and Marriage Now with regard to the issues you wrote about:“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”
  • 1 Cor 7:8 : 8 To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.
  • Luke 21:23 : 23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.
  • Luke 23:28-29 : 28 But Jesus turned to them and said,“Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For this is certain: The days are coming when they will say,‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!’
  • Jer 16:2-4 : 2 “Do not get married and do not have children here in this land. 3 For I, the LORD, tell you what will happen to the children who are born here in this land and to the men and women who are their mothers and fathers. 4 They will die of deadly diseases. No one will mourn for them. They will not be buried. Their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation. Their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals.
  • Matt 24:19 : 19 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!
  • 1 Cor 7:28 : 28 But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.
  • 1 Cor 7:35-38 : 35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord. 36 If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry. 37 But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his own virgin, does well. 38 So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.
  • 1 Pet 4:17 : 17 For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 7:6-13
    8 verses
    84%

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

    7I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

    8To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

    9But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

    10To the married I give this command– not I, but the Lord– a wife should not divorce a husband

    11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

    12To the rest I say– I, not the Lord– if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.

    13And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is happy to live with her, she should not divorce him.

  • 1 Cor 7:27-40
    14 verses
    79%

    27The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.

    28But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.

    29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

    30those with tears like those not weeping, those who rejoice like those not rejoicing, those who buy like those without possessions,

    31those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

    32And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

    33But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

    34and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

    35I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

    36If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.

    37But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his own virgin, does well.

    38So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

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

    40But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is– and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!

  • 1 Cor 7:24-25
    2 verses
    78%

    24In whatever situation someone was called, brothers and sisters, let him remain in it with God.

    25Remaining Unmarried With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

  • 1 Cor 7:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1Celibacy and Marriage Now with regard to the issues you wrote about:“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

    2But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

  • Matt 19:10
    72%

    10The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”

  • 1 Cor 7:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.

    21Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.

  • 1 Cor 7:15-18
    4 verses
    71%

    15But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.

    16For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?

    17The Circumstances of Your Calling Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

    18Was anyone called after he had been circumcised? He should not try to undo his circumcision. Was anyone called who is uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.

  • Phil 1:22-24
    3 verses
    69%

    22Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:

    23I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

    24but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body.

  • Rom 7:1-3
    3 verses
    69%

    1The Believer’s Relationship to the Law Or do you not know, brothers and sisters(for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is lord over a person as long as he lives?

    2For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.

    3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
    67%

    15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than– no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

  • Phlm 1:15
    67%

    15For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

  • Lam 3:27
    67%

    27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.

  • Phil 2:20
    67%

    20For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

  • 2 Cor 8:13
    67%

    13For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

  • 1 Cor 11:11
    66%

    11In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

  • 1 Cor 6:12
    66%

    12Flee Sexual Immorality“All things are lawful for me”– but not everything is beneficial.“All things are lawful for me”– but I will not be controlled by anything.

  • 2 Tim 2:4
    65%

    4No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

  • 1 Cor 4:3
    65%

    3So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

  • Phlm 1:8
    65%

    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 1 Tim 3:2
    65%

    2The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,