1 Corinthians 7:7. Yet I would that all men were as I myself i.e. in present circumstances (see 1 Corinthians 7:1).
Howbeit each man hath his own gift Gr. ‘ gracious gift;' for in Christians natural gifts are presumed to be brought under the influence of grace for the good of others.
1 CORINTHIANS 7:7 de, (1){B} The reading de,, which is strongly supported (î46 a* A C D* G 33vid 81 326 it vg copbo goth _al_), is preferable to ga,r ...
Verse 1 Corinthians 7:7. _FOR I WOULD THAT ALL MEN_, c.] He wished that all that were then in the Church were, like him self, _unmarried_ but this was in reference to the _necessities_ of the Church,...
FOR I WOULD ... - I would prefer. THAT ALL MEN ... - That Paul was unmarried is evident from 1 Corinthians 9:5. But he does not refer to this fact here. When he wishes that all people were like himsel...
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...
1 CORINTHIANS 7. PROBLEMS AS TO MARRIAGE, CELIBACY, AND DIVORCE. At this point Paul takes up a letter sent by the Corinthian church inviting his judgment on various questions, apparently indicating th...
Let the husband give to the wife all that is due to her; and in the same way let the wife give to the husband all that is due to him. A wife is not in absolute control of her own body, but her husband...
COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
WOULD. App-102 :1. PROPER. Greek. _idios._ Same as "own" in verses: 1 Corinthians 7:7 1 Corinthians 7:1, 1 Corinthians 2:4...
_every man hath his proper gift of God_ Cf. St Matthew 19:11....
ΘΈΛΩ ΔΈ. The rec. text has γάρ, which makes the passage far clearer, and was probably substituted for that reason. We must render ‘BUT _I wish_.’ ἝΚΑΣΤΟΣ ἼΔΙΟΝ ἜΧΕΙ ΧΆΡΙΣΜΑ. Cf. Matthew 19:11, and Epi...
ADVICE CONCERNING MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY The newly-converted Corinthians had evidently found themselves in a difficulty concerning marriage. The Jews in general, whatever ascetics like the Essenes and...
_CONCERNING THE MARRIED LIFE 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1-9:_ Paul was questioned as to whether people should even marry at all. He begins, "Now I will answer the questions that you asked in your letter. You ask...
ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) _praes. ind. act._ желать, хотеть, с _inf._ Он хотел бы не только, чтобы они не женились, но и чтобы умели контролировать свои желания (Weiss). К тому времени Павел был одиноким, вдовцом,...
FOR I WOULD THAT ALL MEN, &C.— "As for the main question that we are now upon, I could wish that all men were in this respect even as myself; that all Christians could as easily bear the severities of...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 The Purity of Marriage (1 Corinthians 7:1-9) 7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not to touch a woman. 2But because of the temptation...
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. EVEN AS I - having the gift of continence (Matthew 19:11)....
1 It is unfortunate that our word "judge" usually takes on the sense of condemnation. The saints are not to condemn the world but to rule it during the eons. Saints in Israel will possess the kingdom...
7:7 gift (d-17) _ Charisma_ . see Note h, Romans 5:16 ....
_(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...
EVEN AS I MYSELF] i.e. able through self-control to lead a celibate life. HIS PROPER GIFT] He to whom God has denied _this_ ability, has received some other gift from Him. St. Paul must have been unm...
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...
FOR I WOULD THAT ALL MEN WERE EVEN AS I MYSELF. — Better, _I wish rather that all men were as I myself._ These words do not mean that the Apostle wished that every one was unmarried, but that every on...
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...
§ 20. MARRIAGE OR CELIBACY? At this point the Ap. takes up the questions addressed to him by the Cor [993] Church (see _Introd_., chap. 2). In replying to Paul's previous letter, they had asked for cl...
τοῦτο δὲ λέγω points to the leading direction given in 1 Corinthians 7:2, from which 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 digressed: “I advise you to be married (though I think celibacy good, 1), κατὰ συνγνώμην,” _sec...
MARRIAGE BONDS 1 Corinthians 7:1 The Apostle first addresses the unmarried, 1 Corinthians 7:1, _etc_. He speaks elsewhere reverently of marriage, Ephesians 5:23. Forbidding to marry is in his j
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...
Should A Single Christian Marry? Paul turned from dealing with problems of which he had heard to questions the Corinthians had asked. The first question, as seen by McGarvey, was, "Is marriage to be d...
For I (e) would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. (e) I wish....
I would, or I could wish you all were even as myself, and as it is said in the next verse, to continue unmarried as I do. From hence it is evident, that St. Paul was not then married, who according to...
“Now I speak this by permission, not of commandment. 7. But I wish that all men were even as I myself; yet every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.” The re...
Notwithstanding the intrinsic excellence of celibacy, marriage should be the rule in practice. Such is the general meaning of this first passage....
(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...
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...
7._For I should wish, that all. _This is connected with the exposition of the foregoing statement; for he does not fail to intimate, what is the more convenient way, but he wishes every one to conside...
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...
FOR I WOULD THAT ALL MEN WERE EVEN AS I MYSELF,.... The apostle speaks not of his state and condition, as married or unmarried, for it is not certain which he was; some think he had a wife, others not...
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. Ver. 7. _For I would that all, &c._] He had a peculiar gift,...
_Defraud not_ Or deprive not; _one the other_ Of this benevolence; or withdraw not from the company of each other; _except it be with consent for a time, that_ On those special and solemn occasions, _...
EVEN AS I; I wish they had the same self-control, and could live as contentedly in any condition to which Providence calls them. He evidently refers to his condition as unmarried. PROPER GIFT OF GOD;...
FOR I WOULD THAT ALL MEN WERE EVEN AS I MYSELF. BUT EVERY MAN HATH HIS PROPER GIFT OF GOD, ONE AFTER THIS MANNER AND ANOTHER AFTER THAT....
Marriage an obligation under circumstances:...
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...
YET. WOULD THAT ALL MEN WERE EVEN AS. MYSELF. HOWBEIT EACH MAN HATH HIS OWN GIFT FROM GOD, ONE AFTER THIS MANNER, AND ANOTHER AFTER THAT. 'all men were even as. myself' -'I would that every one live...
1-9 The apostle tells the Corinthians that it was good, in that juncture of time, for Christians to keep themselves single. Yet he says that marriage, and the comforts of that state, are settled by D...
I WOULD THAT ALL MEN WERE EVEN AS I MYSELF: _I would, _ in this place, can signify no more than, I could wish or desire, (if it were the will of God), that all Christians had the gift of continency, w...
Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that....
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III annon virum et mulierem et filium tres dicit, quoniam mulier cum viro per Deum conjungitur? Quod si accinctus quis esse velit et expeditus, non volens procreat...
1 Corinthians 7:7 For G1063 wish G2309 (G5719) all G3956 men G444 were G1511 (G5750) even G2532 as...
‘Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. However each man has his own gift from God, one after this manner and one after that.' His own predisposition is, for those who have the gift like he h...
YET I WOULD (θελω δε). "But I wish." Followed by accusative and infinitive (ανθρωπους εινα). This is Paul's personal preference under present conditions (1 Corinthians 7:26).EVEN AS I MYSELF (ως κ...
1 Corinthians 7:7 The Severe and Social Virtues (for St. Philip and St. James's Day). I. St. James, surnamed the Just, was remarkable for the severities of a mortified life, and a meek and austere sa...
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...
ACTUALLY I WOULD PREFER. There is strong evidence that Paul had at one time been married. Many think he is a widower as he writes this, that he never remarried, and that he is living a celibate life....
_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,...
_I speak this by permission, and not of commandment._ REVELATION I. By permission. 1. Is still Divine and therefore authoritative. 2. Respects matters of expediency and private application. II. B...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 7:5 DO NOT DEPRIVE. Married couples should abstain from sexual relations only for short periods of time and only when both the husband and wife agree. CONCESSION. P...
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...
_For I would that all men were even as I myself._ That is so far as the single life and continency is concerned. The Apostle means that he wishes it if it could well be. _I would_, therefore, denotes...
_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...
1 Corinthians 12:11; 1 Corinthians 9:15; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Acts 26:29;...
As I myself. Not unmarried, but continent. It is not necessary to assume that Paul had never been married. Marriage was regarded as a duty among the Jews, so that a man was considered to have sinned i...
For I would that all men were herein even as I — I would that all believers who are now unmarried would remain "eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake" St. Paul, having tasted the sweetness of this...