1 Corinthians 7:26

I think then, that in view of the time of suffering now imminent, it is best for a man to remain as he is.

Montgomery New Testament

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

25I have no command from the Lord to give you concerning unmarried women; but I give you my opinion, and it is that of a man who, through the Lord’s mercy, is deserving of your confidence.

27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from the marriage bond? Do not seek for a wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:19"Alas for thee women who are with child, and for the nursing mothers in those days!

Luke 23:28But Jesus turned to and said. "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me;

1 Corinthians 7:8But to the unmarried, and the widows, I say that it is well for them to remain as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:35It is in your own interest that I say this; not that I may entangle you in a snare, but that I may help you to serve the Lord with fitting and undistracted service.

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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