1 Corinthians 7:40

But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the Spirit of God.

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In The King James Version

But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

In Context

39It is right for a wife to be with her husband as long as he is living; but when her husband is dead, she is free to be married to another; but only to a Christian.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:6But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.

1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not free? am I not an Apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are you not my work in the Lord?

2 Corinthians 10:8For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

1 Thessalonians 4:8Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

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 →

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