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Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. <A name="6"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I say this as a concession, not as a command. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> to live in peace. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife? <A name="18"></a><p class="hdg">Live Your Calling<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. <A name="24"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him. <A name="26"></a><p class="hdg">The Unmarried and Widowed<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Because of the present<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></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. <A name="30"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing; <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away. <A name="33"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord. <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife, <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband. <A name="36"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord. <A name="37"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married. <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> he will do well. <A name="39"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better. <A name="40"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>It is good for a man not to touch a woman.</i><br><span class="fnverse">15</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> SBL, BYZ, and TR <i>us</i><br><span class="fnverse">26</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>impending</i><br><span class="fnverse">36</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Literally <i>and it ought to be so</i><br><span class="fnverse">37</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Literally <i>in his heart to keep the virgin</i> or <i>in his heart to keep the betrothed</i><br><span class="fnverse">39</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Literally <i>she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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