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Verse 36. _UNCOMELY TOWARDS HIS VIRGIN_] Different meanings have been
assigned to this verse; I shall mention _three_ of the principal.
1. "In those early times, both among the Hebrews and Christians...
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THAT HE BEHAVETH HIMSELF UNCOMELY - Acts an unbecoming part, imposes
an unnecessary, painful, and improper constraint, crosses her
inclinations which are in them selves proper.
TOWARD HIS VIRGIN - Hi...
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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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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...
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COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
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THINK. Same as "suppose", 1 Corinthians 7:26.
BEHAVETH, &C. = acts unseemly. Greek. _aschemoneo._ Only here and 1
Corinthians 13:5.
VIRGIN, i.e. virgin daughter.
PASS, &C. = be of full age. Greek....
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_his virgin_ i.e. _his daughter_. The advice here given is to
_parents_. In St Paul's time, and in most continental countries now,
it is the parents who decide on the marriage of their children. In
Fr...
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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...
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE MARRIAGE OF VIRGINS....
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ΔΈ. _On the other hand_.
ἈΣΧΗΜΟΝΕΙ͂Ν. See Lucian, _De Sacrif._ c. 7 ἡ Ῥέα
δὲ πῶς οὐκ�; Our modern colloquial English has imitated
this expression. It is ‘bad form’ to do this or that. See ch. 1
Corint...
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_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...
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ΆΣΧΗΜΟΝΕΊΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΆΣΧΗΜΟΝΈΩ (G807)
действовать неприлично, вести себя
бесчестным образом; может иметь
сексуальный оттенок (NW, 2,1:30405). Об _adj.,
см._ 1 Corinthians 7:35. _Inf._ в ро...
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TOWARD HIS VIRGIN.— The word Παρθενον seems here, says Mr.
Locke, used for the virgin _state,_ and not for the _person_ of a
virgin. Whether there be examples of the like use of it, he adds, I
know no...
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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...
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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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But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his
virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let
him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
BEHAVETH...
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31 The transient, fleeting character of all of this world's
relationships and experiences should warn us not to let them take an
undue hold upon our hearts. We cannot but use the world to a limited
ex...
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ANY MAN] i.e. parent or guardian. UNCOMELY] i.e. unfairly, in not
seeing her married. HIS VIRGIN] daughter or ward. LET THEM] i.e. the
maiden and her suitor....
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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 IF ANY MAN THINK. — Here the writer turns to the duty of
parents, and there is a further explanation to such that the previous
expressions are not binding commandments, but apostolic advice. If th...
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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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By a contrastive δὲ P. passes from the εὔσχημον at which
his dissuasive was aimed, to the ἀσχημονεῖν that might be
thought to result in some cases from following it. The vb [1202] (=
ἀσχήμωι εἶναι) si...
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§ 24. FREEDOM TO MARRY. The question of the marriage of Cor [1201]
Christian maidens Paul has discussed on grounds of expediency. The
narrow earthly horizon, the perils of the Christian lot, the divis...
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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...
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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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(17) But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his
virgin, if she pass the flower of [her] age, and need so require, let
him do what he will, he (h) sinneth not: let them marry.
(1...
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_Let him do what he will, he sinneth not, &c. The meaning is not as
libertines would have it, that persons may do what they will, and not
sin; provided they afterwards marry: but that the father with...
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“But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his
virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let
him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them marry.”
Paul intro...
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: The general suitableness of celibacy....
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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)...
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(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...
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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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36._But if any one thinketh that it were unseemly for his virgin. _He
now directs his discourse to parents, who had children under their
authority. For having heard the praises of celibacy, and having...
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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 IF ANY MAN THINK,.... This some understand of a man that is
engaged, or betrothed to a virgin, and protracts marriage, who may use
his prudence in consummating it, if he pleases, for any thing the...
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But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his
virgin, if she pass the flower of _her_ age, and need so require, let
him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
Ver. 36. _...
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_But if any man_ Who is a parent or guardian; _think that he behaveth
himself uncomely_ That he should act indecently, or in a manner
unbecoming his character, or unsuitably to her credit and reputati...
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BEHAVETH HIMSELF UNCOMELY; acts unsuitably towards his daughter or one
under his care, in withholding her from marriage. If she is of a
proper age, and is disposed to be married, he would do well to c...
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BUT IF ANY MAN THINK THAT HE BEHAVES HIMSELF UNCOMELY TOWARD HIS
VIRGIN, IF SHE PASS THE FLOWER OF HER AGE, AND NEED SO REQUIRE, LET
HIM DO WHAT HE WILL, HE SINNETH NOT; LET THEM MARRY....
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The right of the father to give his daughter in marriage:...
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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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BUT IF ANY MAN THINKETH THAT HE BEHAVETH HIMSELF UNSEEMINGLY TOWARD
HIS VIRGIN DAUGHTER, IF SHE BE PAST THE FLOWER OF HER AGE, AND IF NEED
SO REQUIRETH, LET HIM DO WHAT HE WILL; HE SINNETH NOT; LET TH...
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36-40 The apostle is thought to give advice here about the disposal
of children in marriage. In this view, the general meaning is plain.
Children should seek and follow the directions of their parent...
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BUT IF ANY MAN THINK THAT HE BEHAVETH HIMSELF UNCOMELY: there is a
general and a particular uncomeliness; some things are uncomely with
respect to all persons; of such things the apostle doth not here...
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But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his
virgin daughter, if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so
requireth, let him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them...
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Methodius Discourse III. Thaleia
Wherefore he rejects those of the more incontinent, who, under the
influence of vain-glory, would advance to this state, advising them to
marry, lest in their time of...
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1 Corinthians 7:36 But G1161 man G1536 thinks G3543 (G5719) improperly
G807 (G5721) toward G1909 his G846
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‘But if any man thinks that he behaves ignobly towards his virgin,
if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so demands, let him
do what he will. He does not sin. Let them marry.'
There is som...
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_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...
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THAT HE BEHAVETH HIMSELF UNSEEMLY
(ασχημονειν). Old verb, here only in N.T., from
ασχημων (1 Corinthians 12:23), from α privative and
σχημα. Occurs in the papyri. Infinitive in indirect discourse
a...
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SINNETH
SIN
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
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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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IN THE CASE OF AN ENGAGED COUPLE. In these next verses, Paul discusses
the right to marry. He has strongly defended and recommended celibacy
_because of the present distress._ But he does not _forbid_...
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_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...
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_But I would have you without carefulness._
“WITHOUT CAREFULNESS”
I. By avoiding those states which involve carefulness. Take, _e.g._
1. The question of marriage. Paul bids Christians, in the first...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 7:36 IF HIS PASSIONS ARE STRONG
translates a difficult word. The esv is consistent with Paul’s
reasoning in vv....
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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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_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 7:28; 1 Corinthians 7:37; 1 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Samuel
2:33...
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Behaveth himself uncomely [α σ χ η μ ο ν ε ι ν]. Acts
unbecomingly, either by throwing temptation in the daughter's way by
constraining her to remain unmarried, or by exposing her to the
disgrace whic...
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But if any parent think he should otherwise act indecently —
Unbecoming his character. Toward his virgin daughter, if she be above
age, (or of full age,) and need so require, 1 Corinthians 7:9, let
th...
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The next case, which our apostle speaks to, is concerning virgins, who
are under the power of others, (and not at their own disposal,) as
parents and guardians, namely, whether it be best and most adv...