1 Corinthians 7:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.”
A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Corinthians 7:27 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:27 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 7:20Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
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