1 Corinthians 7:8
To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.
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- 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 7:7 : 7 I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.
- 1 Cor 7:26-27 : 26 Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are. 27 The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.
- 1 Cor 7:32 : 32 And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
- 1 Cor 7:34-35 : 34 and 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. 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.
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- 1 Cor 7:24-296 verses84%
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.
26Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.
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,
- 1 Cor 7:9-179 verses83%
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.
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
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.
- 1 Cor 7:6-72 verses81%
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.
- 1 Cor 7:32-409 verses79%
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 7:1-22 verses78%
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 19:9-102 verses74%
9Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
10The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
- Rom 7:2-32 verses72%
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.
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20Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.
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9No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,
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11But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,
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14So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
- Matt 22:25-262 verses69%
25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.
26The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh.
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6An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.
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16If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.
- Mark 10:7-82 verses69%
7For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,
8and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
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9Vows Made by Widows“But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact.
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2The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
- Luke 20:34-352 verses67%
34So Jesus said to them,“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
35But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
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6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
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4Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
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29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.
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3Honor widows who are truly in need.