NASB — 1 Corinthians 7 — KJV

Teaching on Marriage

1 Now° concerning° the things about which° you wrote°, it is agood° for a man° not to touch° a woman°. 2 But because° of immoralities°, each° man° is to have° his own° wife°, and each° woman° is to have° her own° husband°. 3 The husband° must° Ifulfill° his duty° to his wife°, and likewise° also° the wife° to her husband°. 4 The wife° does not have° authority° over° her own° body°, but the husband° [does]; and likewise° also° the husband° does not have° authority° over° his own° body°, but the wife° [does]. 5 aStop° depriving° one° another°, except° by agreement° for a time°, so°° that you may devote° yourselves° to prayer°, and Icome° together°°° again° so°° that bSatan° will not tempt° you because° of your lack° of self-control°. 6 But this° I say° by way° of concession°, anot of command°. 7 IYet° I wish° that all° men° were aeven° as I myself° am. However°, beach° man° has° his own° gift° from God°, one°° in this° manner°, and another°° in that.

[1] a1Co 7:8, 26
[3] ILit render
[5] ILit be aEx 19:15; 1S 21:5 bMt 4:10
[6] a2Co 8:8
[7] IOne early ms reads For a1Co 7:8; 9:5 bMt 19:11f; Ro 12:6; 1Co 12:4, 11

8 ¶ But I say° to the unmarried° and to widows° that it is agood° for them if° they remain° beven° as I. 9 But if° they do not have° self-control°, alet them marry°; for it is better° to marry° than° to burn° [with passion].

[8] a1Co 7:1, 26 b1Co 7:7; 9:5
[9] a1Ti 5:14

10 ¶ But to the married° I give° instructions°, anot I, but the Lord°, that the wife° should not Ileave° her husband° 11 (but if° she does leave°, she must remain° unmarried°, or° else° be reconciled° to her husband°), and that the husband° should not Idivorce° his wife°.

[10] ILit depart from aMal 2:16; Mt 5:32; 19:3-9; Mk 10:2-12; Lk 16:18; 1Co 7:6
[11] IOr leave his wife

12 ¶ But to the rest° aI say°, not the Lord°, that if° any° brother° has° a wife° who is an unbeliever°, and she consents° to live° with him, he must not Idivorce° her. 13 And a woman° who° has° an unbelieving° husband°, and he consents° to live° with her, she must not Isend° her husband° away°. 14 For the unbelieving° husband° is sanctified° through° his wife°, and the unbelieving° wife° is sanctified° through° Iher believing° husband°; for otherwise° your children° are unclean°, but now° they are aholy°. 15 Yet° if° the unbelieving° one° leaves°, let him leave°; the brother° or° the sister° is not under° bondage° in such° [cases], but God° has called° Ius IIato peace°. 16 For how° do you know°, O wife°, whether° you will asave° your husband°? Or° how° do you know°, O husband°, whether° you will save° your wife°?

[12] IOr leave her a1Co 7:6; 2Co 11:17
[13] IOr leave her husband
[14] ILit the brother aEzr 9:2; Mal 2:15
[15] IOne early ms reads you IILit in aRo 14:19
[16] aRo 11:14; 1P 3:1

17 ¶ Only°°, aas the Lord° has assigned° to each° one°, as God° has called° each°, in this° manner° let him walk°. And bso° I direct° in call° the churches°. 18 Was any° man° called° [when he was already] circumcised°? He is not to become° uncircumcised°. Has anyone° been called° in uncircumcision°? aHe is not to be circumcised°. 19 aCircumcision° is nothing°, and uncircumcision° is nothing°, but [what matters is] bthe keeping° of the commandments° of God°. 20 aEach° man° must remain° in that Icondition° in which° he was called°.

[17] aRo 12:3 b1Co 4:17 c1Co 11:16; 14:33; 2Co 8:18; 11:28; Ga 1:22; 1Th 2:14; 2Th 1:4
[18] aAc 15:1ff
[19] aRo 2:27, 29; Ga 3:28; 5:6; 6:15; Col 3:11 bRo 2:25
[20] ILit calling a1Co 7:24

21 ¶ Were you called° while a slave°? IDo not worry° about it; but if° you are able° also° to become° free°, rather° IIdo° that. 22 For he who was called° in the Lord° while a slave°, is athe Lord’s° freedman°; likewise° he who was called° while free°, is bChrist’s° slave°. 23 aYou were bought° with a price°; do not become° slaves° of men°. 24 Brethren°, aeach° one° is to remain° with God° in that [condition] in which° he was called°.

[21] ILit Let it not be a care to you IILit use
[22] aJn 8:32, 36; Phm 16 bEp 6:6; Col 3:24; 1P 2:16
[23] a1Co 6:20
[24] a1Co 7:20

25 ¶ Now° concerning° virgins° I have° ano° command° of the Lord°, but I give° an opinion° as one who Ibby the mercy° of the Lord° is trustworthy°. 26 I think° then° that this° is good° in view° of the Ipresent° adistress°, that bit is good° for a man° IIto remain° as he is. 27 Are you bound° to a wife°? Do not seek° to be released°. Are you released° from a wife°? Do not seek° a wife°. 28 But if° you marry°, you have not sinned°; and if° a virgin° marries°, she has not sinned°. Yet° such° will have° Itrouble° in this° life°, and I am trying to spare° you. 29 But this° I say°, brethren°, athe time° has been° shortened°, so° that from now° on those° who have° wives° should be as though° they had° none°; 30 and those° who weep°, as though° they did not weep°; and those° who rejoice°, as though° they did not rejoice°; and those° who buy°, as though° they did not possess°; 31 and those° who use° the world°, as though° they did not amake° full° use° of it; for bthe form° of this° world° is passing° away°.

[25] ILit has had mercy shown on him by the Lord to be trustworthy a1Co 7:6 b2Co 4:1; 1Ti 1:13, 16
[26] IOr impending IILit so to be aLk 21:23; 2Th 2:2 b1Co 7:1, 8
[28] ILit tribulation in the flesh
[29] aRo 13:11f; 1Co 7:31
[31] a1Co 9:18 b1Co 7:29; 1 Jn 2:17

32 ¶ But I want° you to be free° from concern°. One who is aunmarried° is concerned° about the things of the Lord°, how° he may please° the Lord°; 33 but one who is married° is concerned° about the things of the world°, how° he may please° his wife°, 34 and [his interests] are divided°. The woman° who is unmarried°, and the virgin°, is concerned° about the things of the Lord°, that she may be holy° both° in body° and spirit°; but one who is married° is concerned° about the things of the world°, how° she may please° her husband°. 35 This° I say° for your own° benefit°; not to put° a restraint° upon you, but Ito promote° what° is appropriate° and [to secure] undistracted° devotion° to the Lord°.

[32] a1Ti 5:5
[35] ILit for what is seemly

36 ¶ But if° any° man° thinks° that he is acting° unbecomingly° toward° his virgin° [daughter], if° she is past° her youth°, and if it must° be so°, let him do° what° he wishes°, he does not sin°; let Iher marry°. 37 But he who° stands° firm° in his heart°, Ibeing° under° no° constraint°, but has° authority° IIover° his own° will°, and has decided° this° in his own° heart°, to keep° his own° virgin° [daughter], he will do° well°. 38 So° then° both° he who gives° his own° virgin° [daughter] in marriage° does° well°, and he who does not give° her in marriage° will do° better°.

[36] ILit them
[37] ILit having no necessity IILit pertaining to

39aA wife° is bound° as long° as her husband° lives°; but if° her husband° Iis dead°, she is free° to be married° to whom° she wishes°, only° bin the Lord°. 40 But ain my opinion° she is happier° if° she remains° as she is; and I think° that I also° have° the Spirit° of God°.

[39] ILit falls asleep aRo 7:2 b2Co 6:14
[40] a1Co 7:6, 25


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1 ¶ Nowº concerningº the things whereofº ye wroteºª unto me:º [It is] goodº for a manº notº to touchºª a woman.º

[1] Gn 20:6; Ru 2:9; Pv 6:29; Mt 19:10; 1Co 7:8, 26, 37.

He treateth of marriage,

2 Nevertheless,º¹ [to avoid]² fornication,º let¹ª every manº haveºª his ownº wife,º andº let¹ª every womanº haveºª her ownº husband.º 3 Let¹ª the² husbandº renderºª unto the² wifeº dueºª benevolence:º andº likewiseº alsoº the² wifeº unto the² husband.º

[2] Pv 5:18; 18:22; 19:14; Mal 2:14; 1Co 6:18; 7:9; Ep 5:28, 33; 1Ti 4:3.
[3] Ex 21:10; 1P 3:7.

shewing it to be a remedy against fornication:

4 The² wifeº hath¹ª not¹ powerºª² of her ownº body,º butº the² husband:º andº likewiseº alsoº the² husbandº hath¹ª not¹ powerºª² of his ownº body,º butº the² wife.º 5 Defraud² ye¹ª notº one the other,º exceptºº [it be]¹ withº consentº forº a time,º thatº ye may give yourselvesºª to fastingº andº prayer;º andº come¹ª together¹¹² again,º that¹ª² Satanº temptºª youº not¹² forº yourº incontinency.º 6 Butº I speakºª thisº byº permission,º [and] notº ofº commandment.º 7 Forº I wouldºª that allº menº wereºª even¹ asº² I myself.º Butº every manº hathºª his properº giftº ofº God,º oneºº after this manner,º andº anotherº after that.º 8 I sayºª thereforeº to the² unmarriedº andº widows,º It isºª goodº for themº ifº they abideºª even¹ª as¹ I.º² 9 Butº ifº they¹ª cannot¹ contain,ºª² let them marry:ºª forº it isºª betterº to marryºª thanº to burn.ºª

[4] Ho 3:3; Mt 19:9; Mk 10:11.
[5] Ex 19:15; 1S 21:4; Jol 2:16; Zc 7:3; 12:12; Mt 19:11; 1Th 3:5.
[6] 1Co 7:12, 25; 2Co 8:8; 11:17.
[7] Mt 19:11; Ac 26:29; 1Co 7:26; 9:5, 15; 12:11.
[8] 1Co 7:26, 32, 34.
[9] 1Co 7:2, 28, 36, 39; 1Ti 5:11, 14.

and that the bond thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved.

10 Andº unto the² marriedºª I command,ºª [yet] notº I,º butº the² Lord,º Let¹ª notº the wifeº departºª fromº [her] husband:º 11 Butº andº ifº she depart,ºª let her remainºª unmarried,º orº be reconciledºª to [her] husband:º andº let¹ª notº the husbandº put awayºª [his] wife.º 12 Butº to the² restº speakºª I,º notº the² Lord:º If anyº brotherº hathºª a wifeº that believeth not,º andº sheº be pleasedºª to dwellºª withº him,º let him¹ª notº put¹ª her¹ away.ºª² 13 Andº the womanº whichº hathºª an husbandº that believeth not,º andº if heº be pleasedºª to dwellºª withº her,º let her¹ª notº leaveºª him.º 14 Forº the² unbelievingº husbandº is sanctifiedºª byº the² wife,º andº the² unbelievingº wifeº is sanctifiedºª byº the² husband:º elseºº wereºª yourº childrenº unclean;º butº nowº are² they¹ª holy.º 15 Butº ifº the² unbelievingº depart,ºª let him depart.ºª A brotherº orº a sisterº is¹ª notº under bondageºª inº suchº [cases]: butº Godº hath calledºª usº toº peace.º 16 Forº whatº knowest² thou,¹ª O wife,º whetherº thou shalt saveºª [thy] husband?º orº howº knowest² thou,¹ª O man,º whetherº thou shalt saveºª [thy] wife?¹² 17 Butº asº Godº hath distributedºª to every man,º asº the² Lordº hath calledºª every one,º soº let him walk.ºª Andº soº ordain² I¹ª inº allº churches.º

[10] Jr 3:20; Mal 2:14; Mt 5:32; 19:6; Mk 10:11; Lk 16:18; 1Co 7:12, 15, 25, 40.
[11] Dt 22:19; Jg 19:2; Is 50:1; Jr 3:1; Mk 10:2.
[12] Ezr 10:2, 11; 1Co 7:6, 25; 2Co 11:17.
[14] Ezr 9:1, 2; Is 52:1; Mal 2:15; Ac 10:23; Ro 11:16; 1Co 6:15; 1Ti 4:5; Tit 1:15.
[15] Mt 12:50; Ro 12:18; 14:19; 1Co 14:33; 2Co 13:11; Ga 5:22; He 12:14; Jm 2:15; 3:17.
[16] Pv 11:30; Lk 15:10; 1Co 9:22; 1Ti 4:16; Jm 5:19; 1P 3:1.
[17] Mt 19:12; Ro 12:3; 1Co 4:17; 7:7, 18, 20, 24; 16:1; 2Co 11:28; 1P 4:10.

Every man must be content with his vocation.

18 Is¹ª any manº calledºª being circumcised?ºª let him¹ª notº become uncircumcised.ºª Is¹ª anyº calledºª inº uncircumcision?º let him¹ª notº be circumcised.ºª 19 Circumcisionº isºª nothing,º andº uncircumcisionº isºª nothing,º butº the keepingº of the commandmentsº of God.º 20 Let¹ª every manº²² abideºª inº the same¹² callingº whereinº¹ he was called.ºª 21 Art thou calledºª [being] a servant?º careº¹ª notº for² it:¹ª butº if¹² thou mayestºª be madeºª free,º useºª [it] rather.º 22 Forº he that is calledºª inº the Lord,º [being] a servant,º isºª the Lord'sº freeman:º likewiseº alsoº he that is called,ºª [being] free,º isºª Christ'sº servant.º 23 Ye are boughtºª with a price;º beºª notº ye¹ª the servantsº of men.º 24 Brethren,º let¹ª every man,º whereinºº he is called,ºª thereinºº abideºª withº God.º

[18] Ac 15:1, 5, 19, 24, 28; Ga 5:1; Col 3:11.
[19] 1S 15:22; Jr 7:22; Mt 5:19; Jn 15:14; Ro 2:25; 3:30; 1Co 8:8; Ga 5:6; 6:15; 1Jn 2:3; 3:22; 5:2; Rv 22:14.
[20] Pv 27:8; Lk 3:10; 1Co 7:17, 21; 1Th 4:11; 2Th 3:12.
[21] Lk 10:40; 12:29; 21:34; 1Co 12:13; Ga 3:28; Php 4:6, 11; Col 3:11; 1Ti 6:1; He 13:5; 1P 2:18; 5:7.
[22] Ps 116:16; Lk 1:74; Jn 8:32; Ro 1:1; 6:18; 1Co 9:19; Ga 1:10; 5:1, 13; Ep 6:5; Col 3:22; 4:12; Phm 1:16; 1P 2:16; 2P 1:1; Jde 1:1.
[23] Lv 25:42; Mt 23:8; Ac 20:28; 1Co 6:20; Ga 2:4; Tit 2:14; 1P 1:18; 3:18; Rv 5:9.
[24] Gn 5:22; 17:1; 1S 14:45; 1Co 7:17, 20; 10:31; Col 3:23.

Virginity wherefore to be embraced.

25 Nowº concerningº virginsº I haveºª noº commandmentº of the Lord:º yetº I giveºª my judgment,º asº one that hath obtained mercyºª ofº the Lordº to beºª faithful.º 26 I supposeºª thereforeº that thisº isºª goodº forº the² presentºª distress,º [I say], thatº [it is] goodº for a manº soº to be.ºª 27 Art thou boundºª unto a wife?º seekºª notº to be loosed.ºª Art thou loosedº fromº a wife?º seekºª notº a wife.º 28 Butº andº ifº thou marry,ºª thou hast¹ª notº sinned;ºª andº ifº a virginº marry,ºª she hath¹ª notº sinned.ºª Neverthelessº suchº shall haveºª troubleº in the² flesh:º butº Iº spareºª you.º 29 Butº thisº I say,ºª brethren,º the² timeº [is] short:ºª it remaineth,ººª thatº bothº they that haveºª wivesº beºª as thoughº they hadºª none;º 30 Andº they that weep,ºª as¹ though² they weptºª not;º andº they that rejoice,ºª as¹ though² they rejoicedºª not;º andº they that buy,ºª as¹ though² they possessedºª not;º 31 Andº they that useºª this¹² world,º asº notº abusingºª [it]: forº the² fashionº of this¹² worldº passeth away.ºª 32 Butº I would² haveºª¹ª youº without carefulness.º He that is unmarriedº careth¹ª for² the things² that belong to¹ the² Lord,º howº he may pleaseºª the² Lord:º 33 Butº he that is marriedºª careth¹ª for² the things² that are¹ of the² world,º howº he may pleaseºª [his] wife.º 34 There is difference [also] betweenºª a wifeº andº a virgin.º The² unmarried womanº careth forºª the thingsº of the² Lord,º thatº she may beºª holyº bothº in bodyº andº in spirit:º butº she that is marriedºª careth¹ª for² the thingsº of the² world,º howº she may pleaseºª [her] husband.º

[25] Ps 78:63; 1Co 4:2; 7:6, 10, 12, 28, 34, 36, 40; 15:10; 2Co 2:17; 4:1; 8:8; 11:17; 1Ti 1:12.
[26] Jr 16:2; Mt 24:19; Lk 21:23; 23:28; 1Co 7:1, 8, 28, 35; 1P 4:17.
[27] 1Co 7:12, 20.
[28] 1Co 7:26, 32, 35, 36; 2Co 1:23; He 13:4.
[29] Jb 14:1; Ps 39:4; 90:5; 103:15; Ec 6:12; 9:10; 12:7, 13; Is 24:1; 40:6; Ro 13:11; He 13:13; Jm 4:13; 1P 1:24; 4:7; 2P 3:8; 1Jn 2:17.
[30] Ps 30:5; 126:5; Ec 3:4; Is 25:8; 30:19; Lk 6:21, 25; 16:25; Jn 16:22; Rv 7:17; 18:7.
[31] Ps 39:6; 73:20; Ec 1:4; 2:24; 3:12; 5:18; 9:7; 11:2, 9; Mt 24:48; 25:14; Lk 12:15; 16:1; 19:17; 21:34; 1Co 9:18; 1Ti 6:17; Jm 1:10; 4:14; 5:1; 1P 1:24; 4:7; 1Jn 2:17.
[32] Ps 55:22; Mt 6:25; 13:22; 1Co 7:34; Php 4:6; 1Ti 5:5.
[33] 1S 1:4; Ne 5:1; Lk 12:22; 1Co 7:3; Ep 5:25; Col 3:19; 1Th 4:11; 1Ti 5:8; 1P 3:7.
[34] Lk 2:36; 10:40; Ro 6:13; 12:1; 1Co 6:20; 2Co 7:11; 8:16; 11:28; Php 1:20; 1Th 5:23; 1Ti 3:5; Tit 3:8.

And for what respects we may either marry, or abstain from marrying.

35 Andº thisº I speakºª forº your¹ ownº² profit;ºª notº thatº I may castºª a snareº upon you,º butº for² that which¹ is comely,º andº that ye may attend uponº the² Lordº without distraction.º 36 Butº if² any man¹² thinkºª that he behaveth himself uncomelyºª towardº his¹² virgin,º ifº she pass the flower of [her] age,ººª andº needºª soº require,ºª let him doºª whatº he will,ºª he sinnethºª not:º let them marry.ºª 37 Neverthelessº heº that standethºªª stedfastº inº his heart,º havingºª noº necessity,º butº hathºª powerº overº his ownº will,º andº hath¹ª soº decreedºª inº his¹² heartº that he will keepºª hisº virgin,º doethºª well.º 38 So¹ thenº² he that giveth [her] in marriageºª doethºª well;º butº he that giveth [her]¹ª not¹ in marriageºª² doethºª better.º 39 The wifeº is boundºª by the lawº¹ as long¹ asº²² her¹² husbandº liveth;ºª butº ifº her¹² husbandº be dead,ºª she isºª at libertyº to be marriedºª to whomº she will;ºª onlyº inº the Lord.º 40 Butº she isºª happierº ifº she¹ª soº abide,ºª afterº myº judgment:º andº I thinkºª also¹ that I² haveºª the Spiritº of God.º

[35] Mt 19:12; Lk 8:14; 10:40; 21:34; 1Co 7:2, 5, 28, 33, 36; Ep 5:3; Php 4:8; 1Ti 1:10; Tit 2:3.
[36] 1S 2:33; 1Co 7:9, 28, 37.
[38] 1Co 7:1, 2, 8, 26, 28, 32, 37; He 13:4.
[39] Gn 6:2; Dt 7:3; Mal 2:11; Ro 7:2; 1Co 7:10, 15; 2Co 6:14.
[40] 1Co 7:1, 8, 25, 26, 35; 9:1; 14:36; 2Co 10:8; 12:11; 1Th 4:8; 2P 3:15.


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