1 Corinthians 7:26

I think, then, that, in view of the time of suffering that has now come upon us, what I have already said is best – that a man should remain as he is.

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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

25With regard to unmarried women, I have no command from the Master to give you, but I tell you my opinion, and the Master in his mercy has made me worthy to be trusted.

27Are you married to a wife? Then do not seek to be separated. Are you separated from a wife? Then do not seek for a wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:19Alas for pregnant women, and for those who are nursing infants in those days!

Luke 23:28So Jesus turned and said to them, “Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

1 Corinthians 7:8My advice, then, to those who are not married, and to widows, is this: It would be good for them to remain as I am myself.

1 Corinthians 7:35I say this for your own benefit, not with any intention of putting a halter around your necks, but in order to secure for the Master seemly and constant devotion, free from all distraction.

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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