Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” New Living Translation Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations. English Standard Version Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” Berean Standard Bible Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations. Berean Literal Bible Now concerning the things about which you wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. King James Bible Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. New King James Version Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. New American Standard Bible Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. NASB 1995 Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. NASB 1977 Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Legacy Standard Bible Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Amplified Bible Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage]. Christian Standard Bible Now in response to the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Now in response to the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have relations with a woman.” American Standard Version Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But concerning those things of which you wrote to me, it is good for a man not to touch a woman, Contemporary English Version Now I will answer the questions you asked in your letter. You asked, "Is it best for people not to marry?" Douay-Rheims Bible NOW concerning the thing whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. English Revised Version Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. GOD'S WORD® Translation Now, concerning the things that you wrote about: It's good for men not to get married. Good News Translation Now, to deal with the matters you wrote about. A man does well not to marry. International Standard Version Now about what you asked: "Is it advisable for a man not to marry?" Literal Standard Version And concerning the things of which you wrote to me: [it is] good for a man not to touch a woman, Majority Standard Bible Now for the matters about which you wrote me: It is good to abstain from sexual relations. New American Bible Now in regard to the matters about which you wrote: “It is a good thing for a man not to touch a woman,” NET Bible Now with regard to the issues you wrote about: "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman." New Revised Standard Version Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.” New Heart English Bible Now concerning the things about which you wrote: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Webster's Bible Translation Now concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Weymouth New Testament I now deal with the subjects mentioned in your letter. It is well for a man to abstain altogether from marriage. World English Bible Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Young's Literal Translation And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good it is for a man not to touch a woman, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Principles of Marriage1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations. 2But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 7:2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:8 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. 1 Corinthians 7:26 Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is. Treasury of Scripture Now concerning the things whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. good. 1 Corinthians 7:8,26,27,37,38 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I… Matthew 19:10,11 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry… touch. Genesis 20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Ruth 2:9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. Proverbs 6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. Jump to Previous Abstain Altogether Deal Good Letter Marriage Marry Matters Mentioned Subjects Touch Whereof Written WroteJump to Next Abstain Altogether Deal Good Letter Marriage Marry Matters Mentioned Subjects Touch Whereof Written Wrote1 Corinthians 7 1. He discusses marriage;4. showing it to be a remedy against sinful desires, 10. and that the bond thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved. 20. Every man must be content with his vocation. 25. Virginity wherefore to be embraced; 35. and for what respects we may either marry, or abstain from marrying. Verses 1-40. - Answers to the inquiries of the Corinthians respecting marriage. Verses 1-11. - The lawfulness of marriage, and its duties. Verse 1. - Now concerning. This refers to questions of the Corinthians (comp. 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1). It is good for a man not to touch a woman. The word used is not agathon, good, but kalon, fair; "an excellent thing." In ver. 26 he limits the word by the clause, "good for the present necessity." There is no limitation here, and it is probable that St. Paul is quoting the actual words of the letter which he had received from Corinth. There had sprung up among them some antinomians, who, perhaps by perverting his own teaching or that of Apollos, had made liberty a cloak of lasciviousness. In indignant reaction against such laxity, others, perhaps, with Essene proclivities, had been led to disparage matrimony as involving an inevitable stain. Gnosticism, and the spirit which led to it, oscillated between the two extremes of asceticism and uncleanness. Both extremes were grounded on the assertion that matter is inherently evil. Ascetic Gnostics, therefore, strove to destroy by severity every carnal impulse; antinomian Gnostics argued that the life of the spirit was so utterly independent of the flesh that what the flesh did was of no consequence. We find the germs of Gnostic heresy long before the name appeared. Theoretically, St. Paul inclines to the ascetic view, not in the abstract, but in view of the near advent of Christ, and of the cares, distractions, and even trials which marriage involved in days of struggle and persecution. Yet his wisdom is shown in the cautious moderation with which he expresses himself. The tone of the letter written by Gregory the Great to Augustine with reference to similar inquiries about Saxon converts is very different. The example of St. Paul should have shown the mediaeval moralists and even the later Fathers how wrong it is "to give themselves airs of certainty on points where certainty is not to be had." Not to touch a woman. St. Paul means generally "not to marry" (comp. Genesis 20:4 [LXX.]). Celibacy under the then existing conditions of the Christian world is, he admits, in itself an honourable and morally salutary thing, though, for the majority, marriage may be a positive duty. He is not dreaming of the nominal marriages of mediaeval ascetics, for he assumes and directs that all who marry should live in conjugal union. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Nowδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. for Περὶ (Peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the matters ὧν (hōn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. you wrote about: ἐγράψατε (egrapsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. [It is] good καλὸν (kalon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. to abstain from sexual relations. ἅπτεσθαι (haptesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle Strong's 680: Prop: I fasten to; I lay hold of, touch, know carnally. Reflexive of hapto; properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. To touch. Links 1 Corinthians 7:1 NIV1 Corinthians 7:1 NLT 1 Corinthians 7:1 ESV 1 Corinthians 7:1 NASB 1 Corinthians 7:1 KJV 1 Corinthians 7:1 BibleApps.com 1 Corinthians 7:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Corinthians 7:1 Chinese Bible 1 Corinthians 7:1 French Bible 1 Corinthians 7:1 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 7:1 Now concerning the things about which you (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) |
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