1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:27–29

²⁷Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife. ²⁸But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

²⁹What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

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1 Corinthians 7:27

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Are you committed	δέδεσαι	dedesai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G1210 I bind
to a wife	γυναικί	gynaiki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
seek	ζήτει	zētei	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
to be released	λύσιν	lysin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3080 dissolution, release
Are you free	λέλυσαι	lelysai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy
of	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
look for	ζήτει	zētei	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
a wife	γυναῖκα	gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady

1 Corinthians 7:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
if	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
you do marry	γαμήσῃς	gamēsēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1060 I marry
you have not sinned	ἥμαρτες	hēmartes	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G264 I sin
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
if	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
a virgin	παρθένος	parthenos	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3933 a virgin
marries	γήμῃ	gēmē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1060 I marry
she has not sinned	ἥμαρτεν	hēmarten	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G264 I sin
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
will face	ἕξουσιν	hexousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
troubles	θλῖψιν	thlipsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress
in	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
life	σαρκὶ	sarki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
spare	φείδομαι	pheidomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G5339 I spare, abstain
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

1 Corinthians 7:29

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am saying	φημι	phēmi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5346 I say
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
that	Τοῦτο	Touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
time	καιρὸς	kairos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time
is	ἐστίν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
short	συνεσταλμένος	synestalmenos	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4958 I shorten, swathe
From now on	λοιπὸν	loipon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3063 finally, from now on, henceforth, beyond that
those who	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
have	ἔχοντες	echontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
wives	γυναῖκας	gynaikas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
should live	ὦσιν	ōsin	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
as if	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
they had	ἔχοντες	echontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
none	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 7:27 1 Corinthians 7:12–14 · 1 Corinthians 7:20

1 Corinthians 7:28 Hebrews 13:4 · 1 Corinthians 7:26 · 1 Corinthians 7:32–36 · 2 Corinthians 1:23

1 Corinthians 7:29 1 John 2:17 · 1 Corinthians 7:31 · Romans 13:11–12 · James 4:13–16 · Hebrews 13:13–14 · 1 Peter 4:7 · Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 · 2 Peter 3:8–9 · Psalm 39:4–7 · 1 Peter 1:24 · Ecclesiastes 12:7–8 · Psalm 103:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.