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1 Corinthians 7:34 — King James Version← Study notes

There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.


1 Corinthians 7:34Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:3434 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
μεμέρισταιmemeristai
has he been dividedverbG3307
καὶkai
andwordG2532
thearticleG3588
γυνὴgynē
womannounG1135
thearticleG3588
ἄγαμοςagamos
unmarriednounG22
καὶkai
bothwordG2532
thearticleG3588
παρθένοςparthenos
virginnounG3933
μεριμνᾷmerimna
cares forverbG3309
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ē
she may beverbG1510
ἁγίαhagia
holyadjectiveG40
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τῷ
the onearticleG3588
σώματιsōmati
bodynounG4983
καὶkai
and / alsowordG2532
τῷ
the thingsarticleG3588
πνεύματιpneumati
spiritnounG4151
of thearticleG3588
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
γαμήσασαgamēsasa
having been marriedverbG1060
μεριμνᾷmerimna
she cares forverbG3309
τὰta
thearticleG3588
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
πῶςpōs
howadverbG4459
ἀρέσῃaresē
pleaseverbG700
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἀνδρίandri
husbandnounG435
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 7:34

“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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