1 Corinthians 7:26

I think then that, taking into consideration the distress which is now upon us, it is well for a man to remain as he is.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

25Concerning unmarried women I have no command to give you from the Lord; but I offer you my opinion, which 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 get free. Are you free from the marriage bond? Do not seek for a wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:19And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!

Luke 23:28But Jesus turned towards them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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

1 Corinthians 7:35Thus much I say in your own interest; not to lay a trap for you, but to help towards what is becoming, and enable you to wait on the Lord without 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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