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Verse 17. _BUT AS GOD HATH DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY MAN_, c.] Let every
man fulfil the duties of the state to which God in the course of his
providence has called him.
_SO ORDAIN I IN ALL CHURCHES._] I d...
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BUT AS GOD HATH DISTRIBUTED ... - As God hath divided
(ἐμέρισεν emerisen); that is, given, imparted to anyone.
As God has given grace to everyone. The words εἰ μὴ ei mē
denote simply but in the b...
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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...
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He now passes on to special classes. First, those who are unmarried or
have lost their partners. It would be best for them to follow Paul's
example and remain as they are. But if they have not the gif...
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COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
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The one thing that is necessary is that each man should walk as God
has allotted to him and as God has called him. It is thus that I order
things in all the Churches. Was any man called after he had b...
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BUT. Greek. _ei me_, as 1 Corinthians 7:5.
GOD... THE LORD. These should be transposed. Compare 1 Corinthians
1:9; Romans 8:30;...
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Christianity not intended to revolutionize the relations between the
believer and society
17. _But as God hath distributed_ The permission to live apart from a
heathen husband or wife is given only to...
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ΜΕΜΈΡΙΚΕΝ אB. ἐμέρισεν ACDEFG.
17. ΕἸ ΜΉ. ONLY. Not exactly equivalent to ‘but,’ for this
(see Bp Lightfoot on Galatians 1:19) is never the case. The meaning is
no general rule can be laid down to me...
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CHRISTIANITY NOT INTENDED TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
BELIEVER AND SOCIETY...
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ΕΊ ΜΉ (G1487; G3361) кроме, только. Это
относится к ст. 15, в котором
рассматривается возможность развода
в определенных обстоятельствах (Barrett;
BD, 191).
ΈΚΆΣΤΦ _dat. sing. от_ ΈΚΑΣΤΟΣ (G1538) каж...
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FOR WHAT KNOWEST THOU, &C.— Continue with your infidel spouses who
are willing to dwell with you; for _how knowest thou, O_ Christian
_wife, whether thou shalt convert thy husband,_ (see 1 Peter 3:1.)...
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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...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Directions for the Married_ (10-24)
_Commentary_
Unto the married, I give charge.Paul, speaking as an apostle of
Christ, gives direction to those who are already married. It is...
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But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called
every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
BUT - Greek [ ei-mee (G1508)], 'If not.' 'Only.' The "But" favours
the...
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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...
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BUT] RV 'only'; I only lay down the general rule. HATH DISTRIBUTED]
i.e. his condition and circumstances of life....
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_(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...
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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...
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BUT AS GOD HATH DISTRIBUTED... — Regarding 1 Corinthians 7:16 as a
kind of parenthesis, these words follow on from 1 Corinthians 7:15 as
a general principle to be ever borne in mind, as limiting in pr...
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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...
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“Only, in each case as the Lord has apportioned to him, in each case
as God has called him, so let him (the believer) walk.” Under this
general rule the exceptional and guarded permission of divorce i...
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§ 22. GOD'S CALLING AND ONE'S EARTHLY STATION. In treating of
questions relating to marriage, the Apostle's general advice admitting
of large exceptions (1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:9; 1
Corint...
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SERVE GOD IN YOUR CALLING
1 Corinthians 7:15
There was much unsettlement in regard to marriage in the church at
Corinth. An unnatural asceticism was showing itself in some quarters
and a lawless self...
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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...
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The Christian's Social Relations
Becoming a Christian should not be used as an excuse for disrupting
normal social relations, assuming they are not sinful. Christianity is
only disruptive to that whic...
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(12) But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath (n)
called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
(12) Taking occasion by that which he said of the bondage and li...
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For to the rest, &c. This was a case entirely new, which the wisdom of
the apostle regulates according to the laws of charity. Tertullian
thinks that some of the faithful, who had been converted from...
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But[3] as the Lord hath distributed,... and called every one, &c. St.
Paul proceeds to other points of discipline, that persons converted
may remain and continue in the same employments, and lawful st...
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To illustrate the spirit of the prescriptions which he has just given,
and to trace at the same time the line of conduct to be followed in
certain analogous cases which occurred in the life of the Chu...
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“Save this, that as the Lord hath distributed to every man, as God
hath called every one, so let him walk; and so ordain I in all the
Churches.”
The particle εἰ μή, _unless_, or, _if it is not so_, ha...
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Notwithstanding the intrinsic excellence of celibacy, marriage should
be the rule in practice. Such is the general meaning of this first
passage....
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(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. (5) Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent fo...
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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...
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17._Unless every one, according as God has dispensed his grace, _etc.
Such is the literal meaning: only I have in my rendering made use of
the nominative, (405) in order that the connection may be mor...
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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...
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BUT AS GOD HATH DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY MAN,.... This text is so placed,
and the words of it so expressed, as that it may have regard both to
what goes before, and follows after; it may have respect to e...
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But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called
every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
Ver. 17. _But God hath distributed_] In case you should not save your
yo...
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_But if the unbelieving_ party _depart, let him_, or her _depart_ And
take the course they think best. _A brother or sister_ A Christian man
or woman; _is not under bondage_ Is at full liberty; _in su...
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AS GOD HATH DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY MAN; assigned him his place and lot
in life. The apostle here begins an exhortation to contentment in
present circumstances.
SO LET HIM WALK; let each one continue in...
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BUT AS GOD HATH DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY MAN, AS THE LORD HATH CALLED
EVERY ONE, SO LET HIM WALK. AND SO ORDAIN I IN ALL CHURCHES.
In the previous section the apostle had addressed himself to the
wedded c...
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Concerning mixed marriages:...
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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...
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ONLY, AS THE LORD HATH DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MAN, AS GOD HATH CALLED
EACH, SO LET HIM WALK. AND SO ORDAIN. IN ALL THE CHURCHES.
'Only' -'I would add this' (Nor) 'This sentence is tied to what
precedes...
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17-24 The rules of Christianity reach every condition; and in every
state a man may live so as to be a credit to it. It is the duty of
every Christian to be content with his lot, and to conduct himse...
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Calling in this place signifieth that station and course of life,
wherein by the providence of God any man is set. Some think, that this
precept hath a special reference to what went before, as if the...
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Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called
each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches. [Paul
first answers generally that under no conditions are the husband an...
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Tertullian To His Wife Book II
The very closing sentence of the period confirms (the supposition)
that this is thus to be understood. "As each," it says, "is called by
the Lord, so let him persevere....
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1 Corinthians 7:17 But G1508 as G5613 God G2316 distributed G3307
(G5656) one G1538 as G5613 Lord G2962
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‘But as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called
each, so let him continue to walk. And so I ordain in all the
churches.'
Here the position in which each man finds himself when he is
‘...
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CHRISTIANS NEED NOT FEEL COMPELLED TO LEAVE THE STATE IN WHICH THEY
WERE WHEN THEY WERE CALLED (7:17-24).
Paul now stresses that from a spiritual point of view Christians need
not worry about their ea...
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_Duties of the Married where One of the Parties is unconverted,_
12-17.
1 Corinthians 7:12. BUT TO THE REST SAY I, NOT THE LORD: IF ANY
BROTHER HATH AN UNBELIEVING WIFE, AND SHE IS CONTENT TO DWELL W...
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ONLY
(ε μη). This use of ε μη as an elliptical condition is very
common (1 Corinthians 7:5; Galatians 1:7; Galatians 1:19; Romans 1...
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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...
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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...
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EACH ONE SHOULD GO ON. The false teacher at Corinth (who was probably
one of the Circumcision Party) taught that when you became a
Christian, all former moral and political obligations vanished. This...
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_Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote to me: It is good for a
man not to touch a woman._
MARRIAGE
I. Is not necessary for all (1 Corinthians 7:1).
1. Instituted by God, sanctified by Christ,...
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_And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the
wife depart from her husband._
THE MARRIAGE UNION: HOW DISTURBANCES OF IT ARE TO BE ALLEVIATED
I. If both parties are believers-...
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_But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called
every one, so let him walk._
EVERY CHRISTIAN AT HIS POST
1. God appoints every man his station and condition in life.
2. Has calle...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 7:17 God calls people to himself
who are in various situations regarding economics (slavery vs.
freedom), family (divorce vs. marriage), and religious background
(c...
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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...
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_But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called
every one, so let him walk._ I have said this much about the marriage
of an unbeliever with a believer, and about separation and divo...
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_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...
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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._...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 16:1; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 7:18; 1
Corinthians 7:20;...
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But [ε ι μ η]. Rev., only. Introducing a limitation to the
statement in ver 1 Corinthians 7:1
5There is to be no enslavement, only, to give no excuse for the
reckless abuse of this general principle,...
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But as God hath distributed — The various stations of life, and
various relations, to every one, let him take care to discharge his
duty therein. The gospel disannuls none of these. And thus I ordain...