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1 Corinthians 7:40 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 7 · verse 40
But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.1 Corinthians 7:40 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 7:40 in context
38So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
40But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- judgmentgnōmēthe faculty of knowledge, mind, reason, that which is thought or known, one s mind, view…G1106 →
- happiermakariosblessed, happyG3107 →
- Spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- abidemenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- afterkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- thinkdokeōto be of opinion, think, suppose, to seem, to be accounted, reputed, it seems to me, I…G1380 →
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The whole is here closed up with advice to widows: As long as the husband liveth the wife is bound by the law, confined to one husband, and bound to continue and cohabit with him. Note, The marriage - contract is for life; death only can annul the bond.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 39-40