And they who weep. In this passage the apostle teaches us, in the midst of our greatest afflictions not to suffer ourselves to be overwhelmed with grief, but to recollect that the time of this life is short, and that temporary pains will be recompensed with the never-fading joys of eternity. (Estius)
Verse 30. _THEY THAT WEEP_, c.] There will shortly be such a complete system of distress and confusion that private sorrows and private joys will be absorbed in the weightier and more oppressive publ...
AND THEY THAT WEEP - They who are afflicted. AS THOUGH THEY WEPT NOT - Restraining and moderating their grief by the hope of the life to come. “The general idea in all these expressions is, that in wh...
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 Ca...
Paul now passes to the case of virgins, on which the church had invited his judgment. The section is one of peculiar difficulty. It is generally thought that Paul is dealing with the relations of a fa...
COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
I think that this is the right thing because of the present crisis-- that it is the right thing for a man to remain as he is. Have you been bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released from that bond....
POSSESSED. Greek. _katecho,_ to hold fast. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:2....
_they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not_ "Look round this beautiful world of God's: ocean dimpled into myriad smiles; the sky a trembling, quivering mass of blue, thrilling hearts with ecstasy...
General Instructions Concerning the Marriage of Virgins 25. _virgins_ i.e. unmarried women. St Paul now returns to the question of marriage. But before he enters upon the question of the marriage of...
ΚΑῚ ΟἹ ΧΑΊΡΟΝΤΕΣ ὩΣ ΜῊ ΧΑΊΡΟΝΤΕΣ. ‘Look round this beautiful world of God’s: ocean dimpled into myriad smiles; the sky a trembling, quivering mass of blue, thrilling hearts with ecstasy; every tint, e...
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE MARRIAGE OF VIRGINS....
_CONCERNING BEING SINGLE OR REMARRIED 1 CORINTHIANS 7:25-40:_ The present distress lead Paul to believe that being single was preferred to marriage at that time. There was severe persecution and being...
ΚΛΑΊΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΚΛΑΊΩ (G2799) рыдать, плакать. Part, в роли _subst._, "плачущие" ΧΑΊΡΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G5463) ликовать. Part, в роли _subst._ ΑΓΟΡΆΖΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. a...
DISCOURSE: 1962 MODERATION IN THE USE OF EARTHLY THINGS INCULCATED 1 Corinthians 7:29. This I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that hare wives be as though they had none;...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Concerning the Unmarried_ (25-40) _Commentary_ Now concerning virgins.Up to this point Paul has answered the questions about the expediency of marriage and has given direction...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 The Pressures of Marriage (1 Corinthians 7:17-40) 17 Only, let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him. This is my rul...
And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; THEY THAT WEEP ... WEPT NOT (cf. 2 Corinthians 6:1...
8 It is evident that the preceding concession is only a general rule, not applicable to those not then married. Their relations are to be regulated by mutual consideration, but the unmarried need to c...
_(A) ANSWER TO QUESTIONS ABOUT MARRIAGE_ The Corinthians had in their letter (1 Corinthians 7:1) asked St. Paul's opinion on several points connectedwithmarriage. His language in reply is guarded; he...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 ADVICE ABOUT WHETHER TO MARRY 7:1-2 V1 But now I will deal with the matters that you wrote about. It is good for a man not to marry. V2...
CHAPTER 11 MARRIAGE THERE are two preliminary considerations which throw some light on this much-contested passage. First, Paul had to speak about marriage as he found it, as it existed among those t...
§ 23. ADVANTAGES OF THE SINGLE STATE. Paul's opinion had been asked particularly, in this connexion, about the case of _marriageable daughters_ (1 Corinthians 7:25): was it wise for fathers, as things...
τοῦτο δέ φημι, ἀδελφοί, κ. τ. λ.: “This moreover I assert, brethren: _The time is cut short_ ”. φημί, as distinguished from λέγω, “marks the gravity and importance of the statement” (El [1139]). Συνστ...
COUNSEL FOR TIMES OF EMERGENCY 1 Corinthians 7:25 The _virgin_ here referred to is probably the young woman who was engaged to be married, and the counsel is expressly defined to be advice, and given...
Certain difficulties had arisen in the Corinthian Church concerning which they had sent inquiries to Paul. He now answers their questions. These answers contain principles of permanent application. Th...
Is Celibacy Preferable To Marriage? McGarvey thinks the third question must have been, "Is celibacy or virginity perferable to marriage?" Paul was inspired in his judgment (7:40; 14:37), so we can rel...
And they that (b) weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; (b) By "weeping" the Hebrews understand all adver...
“But this I mean, brethren, the time is henceforth limited, that they even that have wives be as though they had none; 30. and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though...
In this third part of the chapter, the apostle discusses the question of marriage as it relates to virgins (1 Corinthians 7:25-38), adding at the end a word in regard to widows (1 Corinthians 7:39-40)...
: The present state of things....
(18) Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. (19) Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, bu...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
The apostle proceeds by answering a question in connection with the subject he had been treating the will of God with regard to the relationship between man and woman. They do well who remain outside...
AND THEY THAT WEEP, AS THOUGH THEY WEPT NOT,.... They that weep for troubles and crosses, things adverse and afflicting in a marriage state, for the loss of wives or children, should express their sor...
And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; Ver. 30. _And they that weep_] viz. In the loss of wi...
_But this I say_, &c. But though I leave every one to his own liberty in the case now mentioned, yet here is what is necessary for all to observe. _The time_ Of our abode here, and of these worldly en...
No earthly ties should hinder the service of God:...
AND THEY THAT WEEP AS THOUGH THEY WEPT NOT; AND THEY THAT REJOICE AS THOUGH THEY REJOICED NOT; AND THEY THAT BUY AS THOUGH THEY POSSESSED NOT;...
Those things in Chapter s 5 and 6, which were of such serious importance as demanding correction, had evidently not even been questions in the minds of the Corinthians. But Paul was required to raise...
AND THOSE THAT WEEP, AS THOUGH THEY WEPT NOT; AND THOSE THAT REJOICE,AS THOUGH THEY REJOICED NOT; AND THOSE THAT BUY, AS THOUGH THEY POSSESSED NOT;...
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 marr...
AND THEY THAT WEEP, AS THOUGH THEY WEPT NOT; this consideration also should weigh with those who have a more afflicted portion in this life, and are mourners for the loss of their near relations; they...
and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not;...
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Fourth And refrain from much business, and you will never sin: for they who are occupied with much business commit also many sins, being distracted about their affairs,...
1 Corinthians 7:30 G2532 weep G2799 (G5723) as G5613 did G2799 not G3361 weep G2799 (G5723)...
‘But this I say brothers, the time is shortened that from now on both those who have wives be as those who have none, and those who weep as those who do not weep, and those who rejoice as those who do...
_Answers to Corinthian Questions regarding Marriage,_ 25-40. 1 Corinthians 7:25. NOW CONCERNING VIRGINS I HAVE NO COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD: BUT I GIVE MY JUDGMENT, AS ONE THAT HATH OBTAINED MERCY OF TH...
AS THOUGH THEY POSSESSED NOT (ως μη κατεχοντες). See this use of κατεχω, old verb to hold down (Luke 14:9), to keep fast, to possess, in 2 Corinthians 6:10. Paul means that all earthly relations ar...
1 Corinthians 7:29 I. Let us contrast the world's treatment of sorrow with that of Christ. Here we use the word world in the widest sense the world of which the Apostle John speaks as including all th...
CONTENTS: Sanctity of marriage. Regulation of marriage among Gentile believers. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: Marriage is by divine wisdom prescribed for the preventing of f...
It is evident from the tenor of this chapter that the Corinthians had written to the apostle for advice on the subject of marriage and its obligations, and that he is here resolving their various diff...
THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME LEFT. Paul may mean: (1) the persecutions which Nero would bring against Christians (in less than ten years); (2) the Jewish Wars (in which armed terrorists would rise against R...
_Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord._ CONCERNING VIRGINS AND WIDOWS The apostle advises-- I. The unmarried of both sexes. As he has argued against the disruption of the ties b...
_But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth that both they that have wives be as though they had none._ THE TIME IS SHORT I. For the domestic connections of the world (1 Corinthians 7...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 7:29 See 1 Corinthians 10:11. Paul is not saying that Jesus will definitely return within the Corinthians’ lifetimes. Elsewhere, he encou
CHAPTER 7 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER In this chapter he answers five questions of the Corinthians about the laws of matrimony, and about the counsel of virginity and celibacy i. The first question is...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ A. 1. Observe: With this chapter commences a NEW SECTION of the Epistle; the topics, and perhaps their order, suggested by a letter of formal inquiry brought from Corinth: vii. Marri...
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._...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the seventh chapter of I Corinthians. The Corinthian church was a mess. There were just a lot of problems, a problem with carnality. There were divisions in the chur...
Ecclesiastes 3:4; Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 30:19; John 16:22; Luke 16:25;...
And they that weep, as if they wept not — "Though sorrowful, yet always rejoicing." They that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not — Tempering their joy with godly fear. They that buy, as if they possesse...