1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. SANCTIFIED. Those connected with the people of God are hallowed thereby, so that the latter may retain the connection without impairing their own sanctity (cf. ); nay, rather imparting to the former some of their own hallowed character, so, through the believer's holy influence, preparing the way for the unbeliever becoming sanctified inwardly by faith. Contrast legal uncleanness (Haggai 2:12). Heathenism, brought face to face with Christianity, must succumb, not vice versa. BY THE WIFE, AND THE UNBELIEVING WIFE IS SANCTIFIED BY - rather, 'in ... in;' in the person of; in virtue of the marri...

14._For the unbelieving husband is sanctified _He obviates an objection, which might occasion anxiety to believers. The relationship of marriage is singularly close, so that the wife is the half of the man — so that _they two are one flesh _— (1 Corinthians 6:16) — so that _the husband is the head of the wife_; (Ephesians 5:23;) and she is her husband’s partner in everything; hence it seems impossible that a believing husband should live with an ungodly wife, or the converse of this, without being polluted by so close a connection. Paul therefore declares here, that marriage is, nevertheless, sacred and pure, and that we must not be apprehensive of contagion, as if the wife would contaminate the husband. Let us, however, bear in mind, that he speaks here not of contracting marriages, but of maintaining those that

10-16 Man and wife must not separate for any other cause than what Christ allows. Divorce, at that time, was very common among both Jews and Gentiles, on very slight pretexts. Marriage is a Divine institution; and is an engagement for life, by God's appointment. We are bound, as much as in us lies, to live peaceably with all men, Romans 12:18, therefore to promote the peace and comfort of our nearest relatives, though unbelievers. It should be the labour and study of those who are married, to make each other as easy and happy as possible. Should a Christian desert a husband or wife, when there is opportunity to give the greatest proof of love? Stay, and labour heartily for the conversion of thy relative. In every state and relation the Lord has called us to peace; and every thing should be done to promote harmony, as far as truth and holiness will permit....

Verse 1 Corinthians 7:14. _THE UNBELIEVING HUSBAND IS SANCTIFIED BY THE WIFE_] Or rather, is to be _reputed_ as sanctified on account of his wife; she being a _Christian_ woman, and he, though a _heathen_, being by marriage _one flesh_ with her: her sanctity, as far as it refers to outward things, may be considered as imputed to him so as to render their connection not _unlawful_. The case is the same when the wife is a _heathen_ and the husband a _Christian_. The word sanctification here is to be applied much more to the _Christian_ state than to any moral change in the persons; for αγιοι, _saints_, is a common term for Christians-those who were baptized into the faith of Christ; and as its corresponding term קדושים _kedoshim_ signified all the Jews who were in the covenant of God by circumcision, the _heathens_ in que...

FOR THE UNBELIEVING HUSBAND - The husband that is not a Christian; who still remains a pagan, or an impenitent man. The apostle here states reasons why a separation should not take place when there was a difference of religion between the husband and the wife. The first is, that the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife. And the object of this statement seems to be, to meet an objection which might exist in the mind, and which might, perhaps, be urged by some. “Shall I not be polluted by such a connection? Shall I not be defiled, in the eye of God, by living in a close union with a pagan, a sinner, an enemy of God, and an opposer of the gospel?” This objection was natural, and is, doubtless, often felt. To this the apostle replies, “No; the contrary may he true. The connection produces a species of sanctification, or diffuses a kind of holiness over the unbelieving part...

EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1 _Answers to the inquiries of the Corinthians respecting marriage._ 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1 _The_ _lawfulness of marriage, and its duties._ 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1 NOW CONCERNING. This refers to questions of the Corinthians. It is GOOD FOR A MAN NOT TO TOUCH A WOMAN. The word used is not _agathon, _good, but _kalon, _fair; "an excellent thing." In 1 Corinthians 7:26 he limits the word by the clause, "good for the p

FOR THE UNBELIEVING HUSBAND IS SANCTIFIED BY THE WIFE,.... That is, "by the believing wife"; as the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, and so it is read in some copies; and likewise in the next clause the same is read, BY THE BELIEVING HUSBAND; this is a reason given by the apostle why they should live together. This cannot be understood of internal sanctification, which is never the case; an unbeliever cannot be sanctified by a believer in this sense, for such a sanctification is only by the Spirit of God; nor external sanctification, or an outward reformation, which though the unbelieving yoke fellow may sometimes be a means of, yet not always; and besides, the usefulness of one to another in such a relation, in a spiritual sense, urged as a reason for living together, in 1 Corinthians 7:16 nor merely of the holiness of marriage, as it is an institution

CHILDREN (Greek, "teknon", a "child", "born one")....

1 CORINTHIANS 7:14 gunaiki, After gunaiki, several witnesses, chiefly Western (D F G vg syrp), add the interpretative gloss th|/ pisth|/ (compare also the addition tw|/ pistw|/ in the following comment)....

4. CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP OF MAN AND WOMAN CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Single and the Married Life. (1 Corinthians 7:1)._ 2. Separation and Divorce. (1 Corinthians 7:10). 3. Abiding in the Different Callings. (1 Corinthians 7:17). 4. The Unmarried and Married in Contrast. (1 Corinthians 7:25). It is evident from the first verse that the Corinthians had inquired of the Apostle about marriage and the relationship of man and woman. It was an important question in a city of the character of Corinth, so full of immorality. This chapter answers their questi