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1 Corinthians 7:25 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 7 · verse 25
Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.1 Corinthians 7:25 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 7:25 in context
23Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
24Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
25Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentepitagēan injunction, mandate, commandG2003 →
- concerningperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- judgmentgnōmēthe faculty of knowledge, mind, reason, that which is thought or known, one s mind, view…G1106 →
- faithfulpistostrusty, faithful, of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business…G4103 →
- virginsparthenosa virgin, a marriageable maiden, a woman who has never had sexual intercourse with a man…G3933 →
- mercyeleeōto have mercy on, to help one afflicted or seeking aid, to help the afflicted, to bring…G1653 →
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The apostle here resumes his discourse, and gives directions to virgins how to act, concerning which we may take notice, I. Of the manner wherein he introduces them: "Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord, Co1 7:25.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 25-35