Bible Commentary

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. But if they cannot contain – If they have not the gift of continence; if they cannot be secure against temptation; if they have not strength of virtue enough to preserve them from the danger of sin, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:9”

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. It is good for them – It may be advisable, in the present circumstances of persecution and distress, not to be encumbered with the cares and anxieties of a family; see 1Co 7:26, 1Co 7:32-34. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:8”

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. 7. every man hath his proper gift of God ] Cf. St Mat 19:11. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For I would … – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:7”

But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment. 6. by permission ] i.e. by way of permission on the Apostle’s part to the Corinthian Church, not of God to him, as it is sometimes misunderstood. The original signification of the word thus rendered is agreement. Thence it comes to mean permission, indulgence, concession. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:6”

Defraud ye not one the other, except [it be] with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 5. that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer ] The best MSS., most of the Fathers, and many … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:5”

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 4. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:4”

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 3. due benevolence ] The better supported reading is what is due, the debt. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Let the husband … – Let them not imagine that there is any virtue in bring … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:3”

Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 2. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication ] Literally, on account of the fornications, i.e. the habitual practice of this vice in the Church of Corinth. See note on ch. 1Co 6:13. We are not to suppose (see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:2”

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman. Ch. 1Co 7:1-9. Advice concerning Marriage and Celibacy 1. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me ] The newly converted Corinthians had evidently found themselves in a difficulty concerning marriage. The Jews in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 7:1”

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. 20. ye are (lit. were) bought with a price ] the “one sufficient Sacrifice, Oblation and Satisfaction made for the sins of the whole world” by the Death and Passion of our Saviour Christ. Cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:20”