1 Corinthians 7:26

I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity, that it is good for a man so to be.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful.

27Art thou bound to a wife ? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:19And woe to them that are with child, and that give suck in those days.

Luke 23:28But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but 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 so continue, even as I.

1 Corinthians 7:35And this I speak for your profit: not to cast a snare upon you; but for that which is decent, and which may give you power to attend upon the Lord, without impediment.

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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