1 Corinthians 7:25

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1 Corinthians 7:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

24 Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.

25 Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

26 Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

27 Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

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1 Corinthians 7:28

But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

1 Corinthians 7:34

and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:36

However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.

1 Corinthians 7:37

But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.

Psalms 78:63

Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

1 Corinthians 7:10

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:12

To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:40

In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:10

And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.

2 Corinthians 11:17

In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

1 Corinthians 4:2

Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.

1 Timothy 1:13

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

1 Timothy 1:14

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

1 Timothy 1:16

But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.