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1 Corinthians 7:28 — King James Version← Study notes

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.


1 Corinthians 7:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:2824 words
GreekMeaning
ἐὰνean
IfwordG1437
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
γαμήσῃςgamēsēs
you shall marryverbG1060
οὐχouch
notadverbG3756
ἥμαρτεςhēmartes
you did sinverbG264
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐὰνean
ifwordG1437
γήμῃgēmē
shall marryverbG1060
thearticleG3588
παρθένοςparthenos
virginnounG3933
οὐχouch
notadverbG3756
ἥμαρτενhēmarten
she did sinverbG264
θλῖψινthlipsin
tribulationnounG2347
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
τῇ
in thearticleG3588
σαρκὶsarki
fleshnounG4561
ἕξουσινhexousin
will haveverbG2192
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
τοιοῦτοιtoioutoi
suchdemonstrativeG5108
ἐγὼegō
I myselfpronounG1473
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ὑμῶνhymōn
youpronounG4771
φείδομαιpheidomai
am sparingverbG5339
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 7:28

“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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