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1 Corinthians 7:27 — King James Version← Study notes

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.


1 Corinthians 7:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:2711 words
GreekMeaning
δέδεσαιdedesai
Have you been boundverbG1210
γυναικίgynaiki
to a wife?nounG1135
μὴ
NotadverbG3361
ζήτειzētei
do seekverbG2212
λύσινlysin
to be loosednounG3080
λέλυσαιlelysai
Have you been loosedverbG3089
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
γυναικόςgynaikos
a wife?nounG1135
μὴ
NotadverbG3361
ζήτειzētei
do seekverbG2212
γυναῖκαgynaika
a wifenounG1135
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 7:27

“Are you bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.” These words carry no contradiction to what had been said before but rather the most entire agreement with them. For he says in that place also, “Except it be by consent:” as here he says, “Are you bound unto a wife? Seek not separation.” This is no contradiction. For its being against consent makes a dissolution: but if with consent both live continently, it is no…

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