Verse 34
1 Corinthians 7:34
Bible in Basic English
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And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.
Original Language Text
greek
⸀καὶ μεμέρισται. καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ⸂ἡ ἄγαμος⸃ καὶ ἡ ⸀παρθένος μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κυρίου, ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ⸀τῷ σώματι καὶ ⸁τῷ πνεύματι· ἡ δὲ γαμήσασα μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κόσμου, πῶς ⸀ἀρέσῃ τῷ ἀνδρί.
English Translation
And they are divided. The unmarried woman and the virgin concerns herself with the things of the Lord, that she may be holy in both body and spirit; but she who is married concerns herself with the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.
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But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.
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Let the husband give to the wife what is right; and let the wife do the same to the husband.
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The wife has not power over her body, but the husband; and in the same way the husband has not power...
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Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so tha...
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But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.
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It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way o...
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But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.
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But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning...
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But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her...
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11
(Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that...
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12
But to the rest I say, and not the Lord; If a brother has a wife who is not a Christian, and it is h...
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And if a woman has a husband who is not a Christian, and it is his desire to go on living with her,...
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For the husband who has not faith is made holy through his Christian wife, and the wife who is not a...
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But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sist...
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For how may you be certain, O wife, that you will not be the cause of salvation to your husband? or...
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Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God (Elohim) for him, so let him go o...
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18
If any man who is a Christian has had circumcision, let him keep so; and if any man who is a Christi...
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Circumcision is nothing, and its opposite is nothing, but only doing the orders of God (Elohim) is o...
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20
Let every man keep the position in which he has been placed by God (Elohim).
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If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a c...
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For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when...
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It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.
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My brothers, let every man keep in that condition which is the purpose of God (Elohim) for him.
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Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has...
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In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.
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If you are married to a wife, make no attempt to get free from her: if you are free from a wife, do...
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If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But thos...
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But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wive...
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And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no sign...
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And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will...
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But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of...
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33
But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his...
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34
And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so...
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Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and s...
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But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best...
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But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, d...
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So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.
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It is right for a wife to be with her husband as long as he is living; but when her husband is dead,...
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But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the S...
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