1 Corinthians 7
Treated in 38 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 7:29 Here is my point, brothers and sisters: the time has been cut short. So from now on, married men should be as though they had no wives, 4
- 7:5 Do not refuse each other, unless you both agree to it for a limited time so that you are free for prayer. Then be together again, or Satan may use your lack of self-control to tempt you. 3
- 7:7 I would like everyone to be as I am. Yet God gives each person a gift of their own, to one this way and to another that. 3
- 7:20 Each of you should go on in the place in life where God's call found you. 3
- 7:32 I want you to be free from cares that divide you. The unmarried man gives his care to the things of the Lord, how he may please him. 3
- 7:6 What I am saying here is a concession; it is not a command. 2
- 7:9 But if they are not keeping themselves under control, let them marry, for marrying is better than burning with desire. 2
- 7:23 You were bought, and a price was paid for you. Do not become slaves of human beings. 2
- 7:31 and those who deal with the world as though they did not use it to the full. For this world's present shape is passing away. 2
- 7:34 and he is pulled two ways. And the unmarried woman, or the young woman who has never married, gives her care to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body as well as in spirit. But the married woman gives her care to the things of the world, how she may please her husband. 2
- 7:35 I tell you this to help you, not to throw a noose over you. I want you to live as is fitting and to stay close beside the Lord with nothing to draw you away. 2
- 7:39 A wife remains bound for as long as her husband is living. Should her husband die, she is free to marry whomever she wants, though only a man who belongs to the Lord. 2
- 7:2 But because sexual immorality is all around, each man is to have relations with his own wife. Each woman, too, is to have relations with her own husband. 1
- 7:12 To everyone else I say this myself; it is not a word from the Lord. Suppose a brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is content to go on living with him: he must not divorce her. 1
- 7:13 And if a woman has a husband who does not believe, and he is content to go on living with her, she must not divorce him. 1
- 7:14 For through his wife the husband who does not believe has been made holy, and through the brother she is married to, the wife who does not believe has been made holy. If it were not so, your children would be unclean; in fact, they are holy. 1
- 7:17 Whatever the case, each of you should lead the life the Lord has given you, the life you had when God called you. I give this same direction in every church. 1
- 7:19 Being circumcised means nothing, and not being circumcised means nothing. What matters is obeying the commandments of God. 1
- 7:21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that worry you. But if you do get the chance to become free, make the most of it. 1
- 7:24 So, brothers and sisters, whatever your situation was when God called you, remain in it, living in God's presence. 1
- 7:30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they kept nothing, 1
- 7:33 But the married man gives his care to the things of the world, how he may please his wife, 1
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Where it is preached
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites 1 Cor 7: 2
…be observed. ‘Let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.’ 1 Cor 7: 2. ‘Marriage is honourable and the bed undefiled.’ Heb 13: 4. God instituted marriage in…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
A Short Visit cites 1 Corinthians 7:5
…for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again” (1 Corinthians 7:5, ASV). A season is not twelve years. The Studds had reasons for what they did, and they…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Corinthians 7:5
…of the work, borne above all by Priscilla. Scriptures to revisit Song of Solomon 8:6-7; 1 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14; Ephesians 6:4. Reflection 1. Where is the line between shared…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 12 — Of the Discipline of the Church, and Its Principal Use in Censures and Excommunication cites 1 Cor. 7:5
…1:4). For this reason Paul says, that married believers do well to abstain for a season (1 Cor. 7:5), that they may have greater freedom for prayer and fasting, when by joining prayer to…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
Inspiration, or to What Extent Is the Bible Inspired of God? cites 1 Cor. 7:6
…what he taught as an Apostle. Some one may cite as a possible exception to this statement 1 Cor. 7:6, 25, where he says: "But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. . . . Now…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Work of the Holy Spirit in Prophets and Apostles cites 1 Corinthians 7:6
…In the Bible, we have the record of what he taught as an Apostle. Some think that in 1 Corinthians 7:6, 25, “Now as a concession, not a command, I say this ... but I gi ve my judgment as one…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Tears at a Train Window cites 1 Corinthians 7:7
…while insisting that marriage is good and that each person has “his own gift from God” (1 Corinthians 7:7, ASV). Hyde’s vow was his own gift and calling, not a pattern for others. But it explains…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
What If I’m Attracted to People of the Same Sex? cites 1 Corinthians 7:7
…could be too: “each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that” (1 Corinthians 7:7). Jesus was single, and no one has lived a fuller life. What every single person needs is…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 8 — Exposition of the Moral Law cites 1 Cor. 7:7
…“Every man has his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that,” (1 Cor. 7:7). 43. Since we are reminded by an express declaration, that it is not in every man’s…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
Is It Wrong to Live Together Before Marriage? cites 1 Corinthians 7:9
…say, “Move in together.” He says, “it is better to marry than to burn with passion” (1 Corinthians 7:9). In other words, if you’re serious, make the promise. What God’s way protects God’s way…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 13 — Of Vows cites 1 Cor. 7:9
…Paul enjoins caution not only against external lasciviousness, but also burning of mind (1 Cor. 7:9). It has been the practice (they say) from the remotest period, for those who wished to…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 17 — Of the Lord’s Supper, and the Benefits Conferred by It cites 1 Cor. 7:12
…For, after introducing the similitude of the human body, he adds, “So also is Christ” (1 Cor. 7:12), when he means not the only-begotten Son of God in himself, but in his members. I think…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 16 — Pædobaptism cites 1 Cor. 7:13
…expression in another place, that by baptism we are ingrafted into the body of Christ (1 Cor. 7:13), we infer, that infants, whom he enumerates among his members, are to be baptised, in…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.4 Baptism cites 1 Cor 7: 14
…or seal which God sets upon his servants? (3) ‘But now are they (your children) holy.’ 1 Cor 7: 14. Children are not called holy, as if they were free from original sin; but in the…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
Every Calling a Post cites 1 CORINTHIANS 7:17
…as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. 1 CORINTHIANS 7:17 The image is military, and it fits Calvin’s view of the Christian life as service. A…
- Practical Religion ·
Formality cites 1 Cor. vii. 19
…is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God." (1 Cor. vii. 19; Galat. v. 6; Galat. vi. 15.) Did the Apostle only mean in these texts, that circumcision…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
Holy Work in Ordinary Places cites 1 CORINTHIANS 7:20
…out in the middle of it. Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 1 CORINTHIANS 7:20 God at work behind masks Luther loved to say that God hides Himself behind the ordinary…
- Evening by Evening ·
June cites 1 Corinthians 7:20
…other shame.” June 27 “Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.” (1 Corinthians 7:20) Some persons have the foolish notion that the only way in which they can live for God is…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites 1 Cor. vii. 20
…wherein he was called. Let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God." (1 Cor. vii. 20, 24.) "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 20 — Of Civil Government cites 1 Cor. 7:21
…(Gal. 5:1), in another passage forbids slaves to be solicitous about their state (1 Cor. 7:21), unless it be that spiritual liberty is perfectly compatible with civil servitude? In…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 19 — Of Christian Liberty cites 1 Cor. 7:23
…that Christ has died in vain, if we place our souls under subjection to men (Gal. 5:1, 4; 1 Cor. 7:23). Several chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians are wholly occupied with showing that…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Furious Opposites cites 1 CORINTHIANS 7:23
…too much of one’s soul.” I am a worm, and no man. PSALM 22:6 Ye are bought with a price. 1 CORINTHIANS 7:23 It was the same with mercy and judgement. The Christian is to be far angrier at sin than…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
Appendix N: The Wise Sayings of George Müller cites 1 Cor. vii. 24
…in Scripture to abide in our calling; but only if we can abide in it "with God." (1 Cor. vii. 24.) Power of God There is a worldly proverb, dear Christian reader, with which we are all…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The First Stage cites 1 Cor. 7:29
…that I cannot take that pleasure in them as formerly: methinks I am as if I had none. 1 Cor. 7:29. Mr. Worldly Wiseman: Wilt thou hearken to me, if I give thee counsel? Christian: If it…
- Practical Religion ·
Our Home! cites 1 Cor. vii. 29
…that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passeth away." (1 Cor. vii. 29—31.) II. The second thought that I will offer you is this: I will show you what Christ…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
Meditation on the Future Life cites 1 CORINTHIANS 7:29–31
…they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. 1 CORINTHIANS 7:29–31 Hope that steadies the heart It is easy to caricature Calvin’s teaching here as gloomy…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 10 — How to Use the Present Life, and the Comforts of It cites 1 Cor. 7:29
…wives be as though they had none;” “and they that use this world, as not abusing it,” (1 Cor. 7:29, 31). Secondly, we must learn to be no less placid and patient in enduring penury, than…
- All Things for Good ·
Of love to God cites 1 Cor. vii. 30
…4). Our love to transitory things must be indifferent; we must love as if we loved not (1 Cor. vii. 30). But our love to God must flame forth. The spouse was sick of love to Christ (Cant. ii.…
- Practical Religion ·
Eternity! cites 1 Cor. vii. 31
…for a time. "The things seen are temporal." "The fashion of this world passeth away." (1 Cor. vii. 31.) The thought is one which ought to rouse every one who is living only for this world. If…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ's Prophetic Office cites I Cor 7:31
…Eccles 2:11. The apostle calls it a show or apparition, having no intrinsic goodness. I Cor 7:31. The third lesson is the excellency of things unseen. Christ gives the soul a sight of…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Loneliness cites 1 CORINTHIANS 7:32
…is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord. 1 CORINTHIANS 7:32 The second is widowhood. She wrote of it from inside, and twice over. She did not…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
August cites 1 Cor. vii. 32
…to take our flight to heaven.—J. Inglis. August 31 I would have you without carefulness. 1 Cor. vii. 32. Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life in fear. Rather look to them…
- Holy in Christ ·
Holiness and the Body cites 1 Cor. vii. 34
…is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit.’—1 Cor. vii. 34. ‘Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God.’—Rom. xii. 1. Coming…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites 1 Cor 7: 35
…and drowsiness. [1] Distraction. ‘That ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.’ 1 Cor 7: 35. It is said of Bernard, that when he came to the church-door, he would say, ‘Stay here…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
On Dissipation cites 1 Cor. 7:35
…79 On Dissipation “This I speak — that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.” 1 Cor. 7:35. 1. Almost in every part of our nation, more especially in the large and populous towns…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites 1 Cor 7: 39
…Lord;’ not, therefore, with persons irreligious, for that is not to marry in the Lord. 1 Cor 7: 39. (2) Obedience to parents is shown in complying with their commands. A child should be…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
Can a Christian Date Someone Who Isn’t? cites 1 Corinthians 7:39
…a widow “is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord” (1 Corinthians 7:39). Marriage is the deepest yoke of all, and Christians are told to share it with a fellow…
- A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ·
Containing some reflections upon the life of Miranda, and showing how it may, and ought to be imitated by all her sex cites 1 Cor. vii. 32-34
…woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit"; [1 Cor. vii. 32-34] what wonder is it if the purity and perfection of the virgin state hath been the praise…