1 Corinthians 7:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.”
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“Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:25 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 78:63Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- 1 Corinthians 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
- 1 Corinthians 7:10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
- 1 Corinthians 7:12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
- 1 Corinthians 7:28But 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.
- 1 Corinthians 7:34and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
- 1 Corinthians 7:40In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
- 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
- 2 Corinthians 11:17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
- 1 Timothy 1:12I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
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