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- 1 Corinthians 7:2
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But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:3
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The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:4
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The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:6
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I say this as a concession, not as a command.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:7
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I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:8
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Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:9
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But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:10
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To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:11
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But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:12
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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.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:14
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For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:15
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But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:25
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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.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:28
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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.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:29
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What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
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- 1 Corinthians 7:32
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I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:33
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But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
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- 1 Corinthians 7:34
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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.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:35
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I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:36
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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.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:37
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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.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:39
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A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:40
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In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:1
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Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:3
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But the one who loves God is known by God.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:7
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But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:8
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But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:9
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Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:12
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By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:15
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But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:17
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If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:23
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I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:24
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Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:25
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Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:4
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and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:6
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These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:11
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Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:13
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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:20
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No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:28
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But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—
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- 1 Corinthians 10:29
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the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
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- 1 Corinthians 11:2
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Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:3
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But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:5
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And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:6
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If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:7
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A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:12
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For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:15
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but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:16
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If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:17
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In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
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