1 Corinthians 7:40
But she is happier, in my judgment, if she remains as she is; and I think that I have, also, the Spirit of God.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
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1 Corinthians 7:6But this I say by permission, not by commandment:
1 Corinthians 7:25But with respect to virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment as one that is enabled, by the mercy of the Lord, to be faithful.
1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
2 Corinthians 10:8For though I should boast even, somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord has given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I would not be ashamed:
1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:40
Prudential Directions to Widows. ( a. d. 57.) 39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. The whole is here closed up with advice to widows: As long as the husband liveth the wife is bound by the law, confined to one husband, and bound to continue and cohabit with him. Note, The marriage-contract… Read the whole commentary →