THEOSIS1 Corinthians 7:39Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth: but if her husband die, she is at liberty. Let her marry to whom she will: only in the Lord.
γυνη δεδεται νομω εφ οσον χρονον ζη ο ανηρ αυτης εαν δε και κοιμηθη ο ανηρ ελευθερα εστιν ω θελει γαμηθηναι μονον εν κυριω
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Rom 7:2For the woman that hath an husband, whilst her husband liveth is bound to the law. But if her husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
- Rom 7:3Therefore, whilst her husband liveth, she shall be called an adulteress, if she be with another man: but if her husband be dead, she is delivered from the law of her husband: so that she is not an adulteress, if she be with another man.
- 2 Cor 6:14Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness?
- 2 Cor 6:16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God: as God saith: I will dwell in them and walk among them. And I will be their God: and they shall be my people.
- 1 Cor 7:10But to them that are married, not I, but the Lord, commandeth that the wife depart not from her husband.
- 1 Cor 7:15But if the unbeliever depart, let him depart. For a brother or sister is not under servitude in such cases. But God hath called us in peace.
- Mal 2:11Juda hath transgressed, and abomination hath been committed in Israel, and in Jerusalem: for Juda hath profaned the holiness of the Lord, which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
- Gen 6:2The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.
The original text
Greek text, 22 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- Γυνὴgynēa womanG1135 · γυνή
- δέδεταιdedetaiI bindG1210 · δέω
- ἐφ᾽ephonG1909 · ἐπί
- ὅσονhosonhow muchG3745 · ὅσος
- χρόνονchronontimeG5550 · χρόνος
- ζῇzēI liveG2198 · ζάω
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ἀνὴρanēra male human beingG435 · ἀνήρ
- αὐτῆςautēsheG846 · αὐτός
- ἐὰνeanifG1437 · ἐάν
- δὲdebutG1161 · δέ
- κοιμηθῇkoimēthēI fall asleepG2837 · κοιμάω
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ἀνήρanēra male human beingG435 · ἀνήρ
- ἐλευθέραeleutherafreeG1658 · ἐλεύθερος
- ἐστὶνestinI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ᾧhōwhoG3739 · ὅς, ἥ
- θέλειtheleiI willG2309 · θέλω
- γαμηθῆναιgamēthēnaiI marryG1060 · γαμέω
- μόνονmonononlyG3441 · μόνος
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- ΚυρίῳkyriōlordG2962 · κύριος