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1 Corinthians 7:40

But it is good if thus she remain, according to my own mind. But I think also that the Spirit of Aloha is in me.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

39The wife, so long as her husband liveth, is bound by the law; but if her husband shall die, she is free, that she may do what she willeth, only in our Lord.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:6But this I speak as to the infirm; (and) not from commandment.

1 Corinthians 7:25BUT respecting virginity, a commandment from Aloha I have not received; but I give counsel as a man who hath had grace from Aloha to be faithful.

1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not a son of freedom? am I not an apostle? or have I not seen Jeshu Meshiha our Lord? or are not you my work in my Lord?

2 Corinthians 10:8For if I should boast somewhat more of the authority which our Lord hath given me, I should not blush; because for your edification he gave it to me, and not for your destruction.

1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, whoever despiseth, not man he despiseth, but Aloha, who hath ingiven you his Holy Spirit.

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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