Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be de8 frauded? "Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, 9 and that your brethren. brethren. "Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, "nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, I nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. "And such were some of you: but ye 1were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. 12) All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not 13 be brought under the power of any. 'Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, (14 but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body: "and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up us through his (15 power. 'Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, 16 and make them members of a harlot? God forbid. "Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? 17 for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh. "But 18 he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. "Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. "Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye (20) have from God? and ye are not your own; "for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. "But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each 1 Gr. washed yourselves. 3 Or, Holy Spirit 19 17 (1 2 3 2 Or, sanctuary A. V.-(do ye)..(do ye)..(suffer yourselves to); mankind; II are..are.. are.. by; 12 unto; 13 destroy..Now; 14 (hath)....(up)....(also)..by..(own); 15 (the)..(the). .a .an; 16 What..which..an..two..be; 19 What..the..of; 20 are..[and in your spirit, which are God's].CH. VII. I [unto me]; 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication..every..every. 4 (3 woman have her own husband. "Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. "The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband (5 hath not power over his own body, but the wife. "Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of (6) your incontinency. "But this I say by way of permission, 1 Yet I would that all men were 8 7 not of commandment. even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that. But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. "But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than 10) to burn. "But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband 11) "(but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else 9 be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband 12 leave not his wife. "But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is con(13 tent to dwell with him, let him not leave her. "And the woman which hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband. 14 "For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else 15 were your children unclean; but now are they holy. "Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God 16 hath called us in peace. "For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife? 1 Many ancient authorities read For. 2 Many ancient authorities read you. A. V.—3 [benevolence]; 4 of . . of; 5 with..time.. to [fasting and].. | come |.. for: 6 speak..(and); 7 | For │. . But every.. proper.. of; 8 therefore; 9 cannot contain; 10 And ..command, yet.. Let; II let.. put away; 12 speak..a..that believeth not..be pleased.. put..away; 13 that believeth not..(if).. be pleased..] him ; 14 by..by.. | husband | ; 15 But..depart..A..a.. to; 16 what..man. 17) "Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all 18 the churches. "Was any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing but the 20 keeping of the commandments of God. "Let each man 21 abide in that calling wherein he was called. "Wast thou 19 called being a bondservant? care not for it: 1but if thou (22 canst become free, use it rather. "For he that was called in the Lord, being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called, being free, is Christ's (23 bondservant. "Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men. "Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God. 24 25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord but I give my judgement, as one that hath ob26 tained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. "I think there fore that this is good by reason of the present distress, 27 namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is. "Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art 28 thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. "But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in 29 the flesh and I would spare you. "But this I say, breth ren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those 30 that have wives may be as though they had none; "and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as (31 though they possessed not; "and those that use the world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth 4 'Or, nay, even if 2 Gr. so to be. 3 Or, is shortened henceforth, that both those &c. 4 Or, using it to the full A.V.-17 But.. every.. every one; 18 Is.. | Is; 20 every..the same; 21 Art.. servant ..mayest be made; 22 is..servant..freeman..[also]..is.. servant; 23 are.. ..be..(ye the) servants; 24 every.. is; 25 yet; 26 suppose..for..I say..so; 28 Nevertheless.. trouble ..but; 29 short: it remaineth..they; 30 they..they..they; 31 they..[this]. (33 34 35 He 32 away. "But I would have you to be free from cares. that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord: "but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his 1 wife. "And there is a difference also between the wife and the virgin. She that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. "And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a 'snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that 36 ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. "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 marry. "But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching his own will, and hath determined this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, (38 shall do well. "So then both he that giveth his own 3virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better."A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; 40) only in the Lord. "But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgement: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God. 37 (39 8(1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but 1Or, wife, and is divided. So also the wife and the virgin : she that is unmarried is 3 Or, virgin (omitting daughter) 2 A. V. 32 without carefulness..careth.. that belong to; 33 careth..(that are); 34 a..a ..The..woman careth. .careth; 35 speak..comely; 36 think..uncomely.. pass..require; 37 Nevertheless..over..so decreed.. that he will..[doeth|; 38 (her). . | but |..| doeth |; 39 The..[by the law] as....[her]..at liberty; 40 so.——CH. VIII. 1 (as) touching..offered unto. (2 love 1edifieth. "If any man thinketh that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know; 3 "but if any man loveth God, the same is known of him. (4 'Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and 5 that there is no God but one. "For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there (6 are gods many, and lords many; "yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all (7) things, and we through him. "Howbeit in all men there is not that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and (8) their conscience being weak is defiled. "But meat will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat,3 are we the better. "But take heed lest by any means this 'liberty of yours become (10 a stumblingblock to the weak. "For if a man see thee which hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, 5 be embold11)ened to eat things sacrificed to idols? "For through thy و) 6 knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for (12) whose sake Christ died. "And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, 13 ye sin against Christ. "Wherefore, if meat maketh my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I make not my brother to stumble. 9 (1) Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen 2) Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? "If 1 Gr. buildeth up. 5 Gr. be builded up. 2 Gr. do we lack. 3 Gr. do we abound. 4 Or, power A. V.-charity; 2 [And].. think..[nothing]; 3 love; 4 (As)..(those)..(that are) offered in sacrifice unto..(an)..nothing.. none [other]; 5 in.. be; 6 But..(but)..in..by..by; 7 every man..for.. | with conscience of |..unto this hour..(it).. offered unto; 8 | commendeth |.. [for] neither; 9[them that are]; 10 any.. sit..the..shall..(the).. of him which .. (those)..(which are) offered; 11 | And |..| shall [..] perish |..whom; 12 But (when ye) sin so..wound; 13 make..offend.. while the world standeth, lest.. offend.CH. IX. I [Christ]. |