1 Corinthians 7:40
Yet in my judgment she would be happier if she lives as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
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1 Corinthians 7:6But I say these things to you as a concession and not as a command.
1 Corinthians 7:25Now concerning those who never married, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord's mercy, is trustworthy.
1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my workmanship in the Lord?
2 Corinthians 10:8For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, he who rejects this rejects not people, 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 →