1 Corinthians 7:26

I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man that the matter be thus: —

Young's Literal Translation

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

25And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:

27Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:19'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;

Luke 23:28and Jesus having turned unto them, said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;

1 Corinthians 7:8And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am];

1 Corinthians 7:35And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,

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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