1 Corinthians 7:40
But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is: and I also think that I have the Spirit of God.
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1 Corinthians 7:6But I speak this as a concession, and not as a commandment.
1 Corinthians 7:25Now concerning virgins I have no commandment from the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.
1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are you not my work in the Lord?
2 Corinthians 10:8For though I should boast somewhat freely of our authority, which the Lord has given us for building you up, and not for your destruction, I shall not be put to shame.
1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, he who rejects this, does not reject man, but God, who has also given 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 →