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Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you have a wife, do not seek to end the marriage. If you do not have a wife, do not seek to get married.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Have you been bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Have you been loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you unmarried? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you are married, stay married. If you are not married, don't try to get married. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do you have a wife? Don't seek a divorce. Are you divorced from your wife? Don't look for another one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do you have a wife? Then don't try to get rid of her. Are you unmarried? Then don't look for a wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Have you become committed to a wife? Stop trying to get released from your commitment. Have you been freed from your commitment to a wife? Stop looking for one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Have you been bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed; have you been loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Have you been bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Have you been loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not a release. Hast thou been loosed from a wife seek thou not a wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Art thou bound to a wife ? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be freed. Are you free of a wife? Do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of a wife? Then do not look for a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If you are married, do not seek divorce. If you are divorced from a wife, do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Are you bound with a wife? Do not seek a divorce. Are you divorced from a wife? Do not seek a wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Are you bound to a wife? Seek not a separation. Are you loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Have you been given to a wife? do not seek separation; have you been separated from a wife? do not seek a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />are you contracted to a wife? seek not to be disengag'd, are you disengag'd from your wife? don't look out for another;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Have you become bound to a wife? Seek not a release. Have you been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />for a <i>single</i> man to be so. Art thou bound to a wife <i>indeed?</i> seek not to be loosed: <i>but</i> art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/7-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=1397" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">The Unmarried and Widowed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1210.htm" title="1210: dedesai (V-RIM/P-2S) -- To bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful. A primary verb; to bind.">Are you committed</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaiki (N-DFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">to a wife?</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">Do not</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētei (V-PMA-2S) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">seek</a> <a href="/greek/3080.htm" title="3080: lysin (N-AFS) -- Dissolution, release; a loosing, divorce. From luo; a loosening, i.e., divorce.">to be released.</a> <a href="/greek/3089.htm" title="3089: lelysai (V-RIM/P-2S) -- A primary verb; to loosen.">Are you free</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">of</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaikos (N-GFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">commitment?</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">Do not</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētei (V-PMA-2S) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">look for</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaika (N-AFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">a wife.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">28</span>But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-6.htm">Matthew 19:6</a></span><br />So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a></span><br />For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-9.htm">Mark 10:9</a></span><br />Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a></span><br />Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a></span><br />“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a></span><br />If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. / If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, / and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-16.htm">Malachi 2:16</a></span><br />“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-8.htm">Matthew 19:8-9</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning. / Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-11.htm">Mark 10:11-12</a></span><br />So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. / And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-29.htm">Luke 18:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-16.htm">1 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-1.htm">Romans 7:1</a></span><br />Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a></span><br />So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Are you bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.</p><p class="hdg">thou bound.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">1 Corinthians 7:12-14,20</a></b></br> But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/9-16.htm">Attempt</a> <a href="/acts/17-9.htm">Bond</a> <a href="/romans/11-32.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-13.htm">Divorce</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-22.htm">Free</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-22.htm">Freed</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Loosed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-9.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">Married</a> <a href="/romans/7-3.htm">Released</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-18.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-25.htm">Unmarried</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-16.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">Attempt</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">Bond</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-29.htm">Divorce</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-32.htm">Free</a> <a href="/galatians/5-4.htm">Freed</a> <a href="/revelation/9-15.htm">Loosed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-38.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">Married</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Released</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-24.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">Unmarried</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-33.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-1.htm">He discusses marriage;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">showing it to be a remedy against sinful desires,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">and that the bond thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-20.htm">Every man must be content with his vocation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-25.htm">Virginity wherefore to be embraced;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-35.htm">and for what respects we may either marry, or abstain from marrying.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Are you committed to a wife?</b><br>This phrase addresses those who are already married. In the context of <a href="/1_corinthians/7.htm">1 Corinthians 7</a>, Paul is responding to questions from the Corinthian church about marriage and singleness. The cultural backdrop includes a society where marriage was often seen as a social obligation. Paul emphasizes the sanctity and commitment of marriage, reflecting <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a>, where a man is united with his wife. The commitment to a wife is a covenantal relationship, mirroring God's covenant with His people.<p><b>Do not seek to be released.</b><br>Paul advises against seeking divorce, aligning with Jesus' teachings in <a href="/matthew/19-6.htm">Matthew 19:6</a>, where He states that what God has joined together, man should not separate. In the Greco-Roman world, divorce was relatively common and could be initiated by either party. Paul’s instruction underscores the permanence of marriage and the importance of faithfulness, reflecting God's unwavering commitment to His covenant with humanity.<p><b>Are you free of commitment?</b><br>This phrase refers to those who are unmarried or possibly widowed. In the early church, there was a debate about the virtues of singleness versus marriage. Paul acknowledges the benefits of singleness for undivided devotion to the Lord, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/7-32.htm">1 Corinthians 7:32-35</a>. The freedom from marital commitment allows for greater flexibility in ministry and service, echoing the life of Jesus, who was single and fully devoted to His mission.<p><b>Do not look for a wife.</b><br>Paul advises those who are single not to actively seek marriage, especially in light of the "present crisis" mentioned earlier in the chapter (<a href="/1_corinthians/7-26.htm">1 Corinthians 7:26</a>). This could refer to specific challenges faced by the Corinthian church or the broader eschatological expectation of Christ's return. The advice is not a prohibition against marriage but a call to prioritize spiritual matters and remain content in one's current state, as seen in <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-12</a>. This reflects the idea that one's identity and fulfillment are found in Christ, not in marital status.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth with guidance on marriage and singleness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece, known for its diverse population and moral challenges, which influenced the issues Paul addresses in his letters.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of Paul's letter, a community of believers navigating their faith amidst a culturally complex environment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_commitment.htm">Understanding Commitment</a></b><br>Paul emphasizes the importance of honoring one's current marital status. If married, remain committed; if single, consider the benefits of singleness for serving God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_current_circumstances.htm">Contentment in Current Circumstances</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to find contentment in their present situation, whether married or single, trusting God's plan for their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/focus_on_god's_calling.htm">Focus on God's Calling</a></b><br>The primary focus should be on serving God, whether married or single. Each state has its unique opportunities and challenges for ministry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_unnecessary_change.htm">Avoiding Unnecessary Change</a></b><br>Paul advises against seeking change for its own sake, suggesting that stability can lead to greater spiritual growth and service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/marriage_and_singleness_as_gifts.htm">Marriage and Singleness as Gifts</a></b><br>Both marriage and singleness are seen as gifts from God, each with its own purpose and potential for glorifying Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_acts_are_allowed_in_christian_marriage.htm">What sexual acts are allowed in Christian marriage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_marriage_imply_singles_lack_blessing.htm">Proverbs 18:22: Does finding “favor from the Lord” by marrying imply that the single or the divorced lack divine blessing? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_cor_7_10-11_contradict_matt_19_9.htm">Does 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 contradict Jesus' teaching on divorce in Matthew 19:9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_cor_7_29_imply_a_failed_end-time.htm">When Paul says 'the time is short' in 1 Corinthians 7:29, does this suggest a failed expectation of an imminent end of the world?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">Art thou bound unto a wife?</span>--This is an explanation and re-assertion of the previous words "so to be." Being "loosed from a wife" does not mean a separation after marriage, but simply "unmarried."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Seek not a wife.</span> It is entirely alien from St. Paul's purpose to take this as an abstract or universal rule. He gives his reasons for it as a <span class="accented">temporary</span> <span class="accented">necessity.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/7-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Are you committed</span><br /><span class="grk">δέδεσαι</span> <span class="translit">(dedesai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1210.htm">Strong's 1210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful. A primary verb; to bind.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to a wife?</span><br /><span class="grk">γυναικί</span> <span class="translit">(gynaiki)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> </span><span class="str2">A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{Do} not</span><br /><span class="grk">μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seek</span><br /><span class="grk">ζήτει</span> <span class="translit">(zētei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be released.</span><br /><span class="grk">λύσιν</span> <span class="translit">(lysin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3080.htm">Strong's 3080: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dissolution, release; a loosing, divorce. From luo; a loosening, i.e., divorce.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Are you free</span><br /><span class="grk">λέλυσαι</span> <span class="translit">(lelysai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3089.htm">Strong's 3089: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'loosen'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπὸ</span> <span class="translit">(apo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> </span><span class="str2">From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[commitment]?</span><br /><span class="grk">γυναικός</span> <span class="translit">(gynaikos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> </span><span class="str2">A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{Do} not</span><br /><span class="grk">μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">look for</span><br /><span class="grk">ζήτει</span> <span class="translit">(zētei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wife.</span><br /><span class="grk">γυναῖκα</span> <span class="translit">(gynaika)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> </span><span class="str2">A woman, wife, my lady. 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