THEOSIS1 Corinthians 7:38Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Therefore both he that giveth his virgin in marriage doth well: and he that giveth her not doth better.
ωστε και ο εκγαμιζων καλως ποιει ο δε μη εκγαμιζων κρεισσον ποιει
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Heb 13:4Marriage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. For fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
- 1 Cor 7:32But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord: how he may please God.
- 1 Cor 7:34And the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord: that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she that is married thinketh on the things of the world: how she may please her husband.
- 1 Cor 7:1Now concerning the things whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
- 1 Cor 7:2But for fear of fornication, let every man have his own wife: and let every woman have her own husband.
- 1 Cor 7:37For he that hath determined, being steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power of his own will: and hath judged this in his heart, to keep his virgin, doth well.
- 1 Cor 7:8But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I.
- 1 Cor 7:26I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity: that it is good for a man so to be.
The original text
Greek text, 15 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- Ὥστεhōsteso thatG5620 · ὥστε
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- γαμίζωνgamizōnI give in marriageG1061 · γαμίσκω, γαμίζω
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- ἑαυτοῦheautouhimselfG1438 · ἑαυτοῦ
- παρθένονparthenona virginG3933 · παρθένος
- καλῶςkalōswellG2573 · καλῶς
- ποιεῖpoieiI doG4160 · ποιέω
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- μὴmēnotG3361 · μή
- γαμίζωνgamizōnI give in marriageG1061 · γαμίσκω, γαμίζω
- κρεῖσσονkreissonstrongerG2908 · κρείσσων
- ποιήσειpoiēseiI doG4160 · ποιέω