1 Corinthians 7:28

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. TROUBLE IN THE FLESH - in their outward state, by reason of the present distress; not sin, which is the trouble of the spirit. BUT I SPARE YOU. The emphasis (Greek) is on "I." My motive in advising you so is, to "spare you" such trouble. Augustine explains, 'I spare you further details of the inconveniences' of matrimony, lest the incontinent may at the peril of lust be deterred from it. The "But" then follows naturally in . My motive in the concession () is, because 'I have regard to your infirmity:' "BUT" I qualify this concession by saying, "the time," etc....

28._But if thou shouldest even marry. _As there was a danger of one’s thinking from the preceding statement, that he tempted God, if he knowingly and willingly bound himself to marriage, (as that would be to renounce his liberty,) he removes this scruple; for he gives liberty to widows to marry, and says, that those that marry do not sin. The word _even _also seems to be emphatic — to intimate, that even though there be no positive necessity urging to it, the unmarried are not prohibited from marrying whenever they may see fit. _And if a virgin marry _Whether this is an amplification, or simply an illustration, this, in the first place, is beyond all controversy, that Paul designed to extend the liberty of marriage to all. Those who think that it is an amplification, are led to think so by this, that it seems to approach nearer to a fault, and is more open to reprehension, or at least ha...

25-35 Considering the distress of those times, the unmarried state was best. Notwithstanding, the apostle does not condemn marriage. How opposite are those to the apostle Paul who forbid many to marry, and entangle them with vows to remain single, whether they ought to do so or not! He exhorts all Christians to holy indifference toward the world. As to relations; they must not set their hearts on the comforts of the state. As to afflictions; they must not indulge the sorrow of the world: even in sorrow the heart may be joyful. As to worldly enjoyments; here is not their rest. As to worldly employment; those that prosper in trade, and increase in wealth, should hold their possessions as though they held them not. As to all worldly concerns; they must keep the world out of their hearts, that they may not abuse it when they have it in their hands. All worldly things are show; nothing solid...

Verse 28. _BUT, AND IF THOU MARRY_] As there is no law against this, even in the _present distress_, thou hast not sinned, because there is no law against this; and it is only on account of prudential reasons that I give this advice. _AND IF A VIRGIN MARRY_] Both the man and the woman have equal privileges in this case; either of them may marry without sin. It is probable, as there were many sects and parties in Corinth, that there were among them those who _forbade to marry_, 1 Timothy 4:3, and who might have maintained other _doctrines of devils_ besides. These persons, or such doctrines, the apostle has in view when he says, _They may marry and yet not sin_. _TROUBLE IN THE FLESH_] From the simple circumstance of the incumbrance of a family while under persecution; because of the difficulty of providi

THOU HAST NOT SINNED - There is no express command of God on this subject. The counsel which I give is mere advice, and it may be observed or not as you shall judge best. Marriage is honorable and lawful; and though there may be circumstances where it is advisable not to enter into this relation, yet there is no law which prohibits it. The same advice would be proper now, if it were a time of persecution; or if a man is poor, and cannot support a family; or if he has already a dependent mother and sisters to be supported by him, it would be well to follow the advice of Paul. So also when the cares of a family would take up a man’s time and efforts; when but for this he might give himself to a missionary life, the voice of wisdom may be in accordance with that of Paul; that a man may be free from these cares, and may give himself with more undivided interest and more successful toil to th...

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

BUT AND IF THOU MARRY, THOU SINNEST NOT,.... If a man that has never been married, or one that has, if legally loosed from his wife, thinks fit to marry, he commits no sin, he breaks no law of God, far from it; marriage is honourable in all. The apostle would be understood, that in the advice he before gives, he is not dissuading from marriage, as a thing sinful and criminal; only that it was more advisable to such as could to abstain from it, under the present circumstances of things; and what he says of a man holds equally true of a virgin: AND IF A VIRGIN MARRY, SHE HATH NOT SINNED; the one may as lawfully marry as another; there is no law forbidding virgins to marry, any more than young men; and if they think fit to enter into such a state, they break no law of God, and consequently sin not: NEVERTHELESS SUCH SHALL HAVE TROUBLE IN THE FLESH; that is, such young men and virgins, who...

SINNED SIN (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...

1 CORINTHIANS 7:28 h` parqe,noj Should the definite article be omitted (with B F G 429) or retained (with î15, 46 a A D K L P and most minuscules)? Although the article may have come into the text by dittography from the preceding &h|, the Committee thought it more likely that, because of an apparent lack of appropriateness of the article in the context, it was deleted by several copyists....

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