1 Corinthians 7:27 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Do you have a wife? Don't seek a divorce. Are you divorced from your wife? Don't look for another one.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

ASV:

Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.

BBE:

If you are married to a wife, make no attempt to get free from her: if you are free from a wife, do not take a wife.

DBY:

Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; art thou free from a wife? do not seek a wife.

ERV:

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

WEY:

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to get free. Are you free from the marriage bond? Do not seek for a wife.

WBS:

Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

WEB:

Are you bound to a wife? Don't seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don't seek a wife.

YLT:

Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

1 Corinthians 7:27 Cross References

XREF:

1 Corinthians 7:26 I think then that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

1 Corinthians 7:28 But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

7:27 Art thou bound?. Art thou loosed? If married, he is to remain true to the bond; if unmarried, at present it seemed best to remain so.

WES:

7:26-27 This is good for the present distress - While any church is under persecution. For a man to continue as he is - Whether married or unmarried. St. Paul does not here urge the present distress as a reason for celibacy, any more than for marriage; but for a man's not seeking to alter his state, whatever it be, but making the best of it.

MHC:

7:25-35 Considering the distress of those times, the unmarried state was best. Notwithstanding, the apostle does not condemn marriage. How opposite are those to the apostle Paul who forbid many to marry, and entangle them with vows to remain single, whether they ought to do so or not! He exhorts all Christians to holy indifference toward the world. As to relations; they must not set their hearts on the comforts of the state. As to afflictions; they must not indulge the sorrow of the world: even in sorrow the heart may be joyful. As to worldly enjoyments; here is not their rest. As to worldly employment; those that prosper in trade, and increase in wealth, should hold their possessions as though they held them not. As to all worldly concerns; they must keep the world out of their hearts, that they may not abuse it when they have it in their hands. All worldly things are show; nothing solid. All will be quickly gone. Wise concern about worldly interests is a duty; but to be full of care, to have anxious and perplexing care, is a sin. By this maxim the apostle solves the case whether it were advisable to marry. That condition of life is best for every man, which is best for his soul, and keeps him most clear of the cares and snares of the world. Let us reflect on the advantages and snares of our own condition in life; that we may improve the one, and escape as far as possible all injury from the other. And whatever cares press upon the mind, let time still be kept for the things of the Lord.

CONC:

Attempt Bond Bound Divorce Free Freed Hast Loosed Marriage Married Released Seek Unmarried Wife

Attempt Bond Bound Divorce Free Freed Loosed Marriage Married Released Seek Unmarried Wife

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