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1 Corinthians 7:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.


1 Corinthians 7:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:19 words
GreekMeaning
ΠερὶPeri
ConcerningprepositionG4012
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ὧνhōn
the things about whichrelative pronounG3739
ἐγράψατεegrapsate
you wroteverbG1125
καλὸνkalon
It is goodadjectiveG2570
ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpō
for a mannounG444
γυναικὸςgynaikos
a womannounG1135
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἅπτεσθαιhaptesthai
to touchverbG681
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 7:1

Having corrected the three heaviest things laid to their charge, one, the distraction of the Church, another, about the fornicator, a third, about the covetous person, he thenceforth uses a milder sort of speech. And he interposes some exhortation and advice about marriage and virginity, giving the hearers some respite from more unpleasant subjects. But in the second Epistle he does the contrary; he begins from the milder topics, and ends with the more distressing. And here…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 19 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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