1 Corinthians 7:26

I suppose therefore this to be good because of the present distress, that it is good for a man to be this way:

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

In Context

25Now concerning the virgins I have no commandment of Lord, but I give an opinion, as having obtained mercy from Lord to be trustworthy.

27Are thou bound to a wife? Do not seek separation. Are thou free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:19And woe to those who have in the womb and to those who suckle in those days.

Luke 23:28But having turning to them, Jesus said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, instead weep for yourselves and for your children.

1 Corinthians 7:8But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I.

1 Corinthians 7:35And I say this for your own benefit, not that I may cast restraint upon you, but for what is respectable and assiduous toward the Lord, undistracted.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:26-36

Prudential Directions to Virgins. ( a. d. 57.) 25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. 26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. 27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. 28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall… Read the whole commentary →

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