1 Corinthians 7:17
Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.
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Matthew 19:12For there are men who, from birth, were without sex: and there are some who were made so by men: and there are others who have made themselves so for the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to take it, let him take it.
1 Corinthians 4:17For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and true child in the Lord; he will make clear to you my ways in Christ, even as I am teaching everywhere in every church.
1 Corinthians 7:18If any man who is a Christian has had circumcision, let him keep so; and if any man who is a Christian has not had circumcision, let him make no change.
1 Corinthians 7:24My brothers, let every man keep in that condition which is the purpose of God for him.
1 Corinthians 16:1Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you.
2 Corinthians 11:28In addition to all the other things, there is that which comes on me every day, the care of all the churches.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:11-17
Inviolability of the Marriage Bond. ( a. d. 57.) 10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 12 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. 13 And the woman which hath a husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell… Read the whole commentary →