1 περι δε ων εγραψατε μοι, καλον ανθρωπω γυναικος μη απτεσθαι· 2 δια δε τας πορνειας εκαστος την εαυτου γυναικα εχετω, και εκαστη τον ιδιον ανδρα εχετω. 3 τη γυναικι ο ανηρ την οφειλομενην ευνοιαν αποδιδοτω, ομοιως δε και η γυνη τω ανδρι. 4 η γυνη του ιδιου σωματος ουκ εξουσιαζει, αλλ ο ανηρ· ομοιως δε και ο ανηρ του ιδιου σωματος ουκ εξουσιαζει, αλλ η γυνη. 5 μη αποστερειτε αλληλους, ει μη τι αν εκ συμφωνου προς καιρον, ινα σχολαζητε τη νηστεια και τη προσευχη και παλιν επι το αυτο συνερχησθε, ινα μη πειραζη υμας ο σατανας δια την ακρασιαν υμων. 6 τουτο δε λεγω κατα συγγνωμην, ου κατ επιταγην. 7 θελω γαρ παντας ανθρωπους ειναι ως και εμαυτον· αλλ εκαστος ιδιον χαρισμα εχει εκ θεου, ος μεν ουτως, ος δε ουτως. 8 λεγω δε τοις αγαμοις και ταις χηραις, καλον αυτοις εστιν εαν μεινωσιν ως καγω. 9 ει δε ουκ εγκρατευονται, γαμησατωσαν· κρεισσον γαρ εστιν γαμησαι η πυρουσθαι. 10 τοις δε γεγαμηκοσιν παραγγελλω, ουκ εγω, αλλ ο κυριος, γυναικα απο ανδρος μη χωρισθηναι· 11 εαν δε και χωρισθη, μενετω αγαμος η τω ανδρι καταλλαγητω· και ανδρα γυναικα μη αφιεναι. 12 τοις δε λοιποις εγω λεγω, ουχ ο κυριος· ει τις αδελφος γυναικα εχει απιστον, και αυτη συνευδοκει οικειν μετ αυτου, μη αφιετω αυτην· 13 και γυνη ει τις εχει ανδρα απιστον, και αυτος συνευδοκει οικειν μετ αυτης, μη αφιετω αυτον. 14 ηγιασται γαρ ο ανηρ ο απιστος εν τη γυναικι, και ηγιασται η γυνη η απιστος εν τω ανδρι· επει αρα τα τεκνα υμων ακαθαρτα εστιν, νυν δε αγια εστιν. 15 ει δε ο απιστος χωριζεται, χωριζεσθω. ου δεδουλωται ο αδελφος η η αδελφη εν τοις τοιουτοις. εν δε ειρηνη κεκληκεν ημας ο θεος. 16 τι γαρ οιδας, γυναι, ει τον ανδρα σωσεις; η τι οιδας, ανερ, ει την γυναικα σωσεις; 17 ει μη εκαστω ως εμερισεν ο θεος, εκαστον ως κεκληκεν ο κυριος, ουτως περιπατειτω. και ουτως εν ταις εκκλησιαις πασαις διατασσομαι. 18 περιτετμημενος τις εκληθη; μη επισπασθω. εν ακροβυστια τις εκληθη; μη περιτεμνεσθω. 19 η περιτομη ουδεν εστιν, και η ακροβυστια ουδεν εστιν, αλλα τηρησις εντολων θεου. 20 εκαστος εν τη κλησει η εκληθη, εν ταυτη μενετω. 21 δουλος εκληθης; μη σοι μελετω· αλλ ει και δυνασαι ελευθερος γενεσθαι, μαλλον χρησαι. 22 ο γαρ εν κυριω κληθεις δουλος απελευθερος κυριου εστιν· ομοιως και ο ελευθερος κληθεις δουλος εστιν χριστου. 23 τιμης ηγορασθητε· μη γινεσθε δουλοι ανθρωπων. 24 εκαστος εν ω εκληθη, αδελφοι, εν τουτω μενετω παρα τω θεω. 25 περι δε των παρθενων επιταγην κυριου ουκ εχω, γνωμην δε διδωμι ως ηλεημενος υπο κυριου πιστος ειναι. 26 νομιζω ουν τουτο καλον υπαρχειν δια την ενεστωσαν αναγκην, οτι καλον ανθρωπω το ουτως ειναι. 27 δεδεσαι γυναικι; μη ζητει λυσιν· λελυσαι απο γυναικος; μη ζητει γυναικα· 28 εαν δε και γημης, ουχ ημαρτες· και εαν γημη η παρθενος, ουχ ημαρτεν· θλιψιν δε τη σαρκι εξουσιν οι τοιουτοι· εγω δε υμων φειδομαι. 29 τουτο δε φημι, αδελφοι, ο καιρος συνεσταλμενος το λοιπον εστιν, ινα και οι εχοντες γυναικας ως μη εχοντες ωσιν, 30 και οι κλαιοντες ως μη κλαιοντες, και οι χαιροντες ως μη χαιροντες, και οι αγοραζοντες ως μη κατεχοντες, 31 και οι χρωμενοι τω κοσμω τουτω ως μη καταχρωμενοι· παραγει γαρ το σχημα του κοσμου τουτου. 32 θελω δε υμας αμεριμνους ειναι. ο αγαμος μεριμνα τα του κυριου, πως αρεσει τω κυριω· 33 ο δε γαμησας μεριμνα τα του κοσμου, πως αρεσει τη γυναικι. 34 μεμερισται [και] η γυνη και η παρθενος. η αγαμος μεριμνα τα του κυριου, ινα η αγια και σωματι και πνευματι· η δε γαμησασα μεριμνα τα του κοσμου, πως αρεσει τω ανδρι. 35 τουτο δε προς το υμων αυτων συμφερον λεγω, ουχ ινα βροχον υμιν επιβαλω, αλλα προς το ευσχημον και ευπαρεδρον τω κυριω απερισπαστως. 36 ει δε τις ασχημονειν επι την παρθενον αυτου νομιζει, εαν η υπερακμος, και ουτως οφειλει γινεσθαι, ο θελει ποιειτω· ουχ αμαρτανει· γαμειτωσαν. 37 ος δε εστηκεν εδραιος εν τη καρδια, μη εχων αναγκην, εξουσιαν δε εχει περι του ιδιου θεληματος, και τουτο κεκρικεν εν τη καρδια αυτου, του τηρειν την εαυτου παρθενον, καλως ποιει. 38 ωστε και ο εκγαμιζων καλως ποιει, ο δε μη εκγαμιζων κρεισσον ποιει. 39 γυνη δεδεται νομω εφ οσον χρονον ζη ο ανηρ αυτης· εαν δε κοιμηθη ο ανηρ αυτης, ελευθερα εστιν ω θελει γαμηθηναι, μονον εν κυριω. 40 μακαριωτερα δε εστιν εαν ουτως μεινη, κατα την εμην γνωμην· δοκω δε καγω πνευμα θεου εχειν.
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
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Cross references (38)
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- 1 1 Corinthians 7:8; Matthew 19:10–11; 1 Corinthians 7:26–27; 1 Corinthians 7:37–38; Genesis 20:6
- 2 Ephesians 5:28; Ephesians 5:33; 1 Corinthians 7:9; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 5:18–19
- 3 1 Peter 3:7; Exodus 21:10
- 4 Matthew 19:9; Hosea 3:3; Mark 10:11–12
- 5 Exodus 19:15; Joel 2:16; Zechariah 12:12–14; 1 Samuel 21:4–5; Matthew 19:11
- 6 2 Corinthians 8:8; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 7:12; 2 Corinthians 11:17
- 7 Matthew 19:11–12; 1 Corinthians 7:8; Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Corinthians 12:4
- 8 1 Corinthians 7:32; 1 Corinthians 7:34–35; 1 Corinthians 7:7; 1 Corinthians 7:26–27; 1 Corinthians 7:1
- 9 1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Timothy 5:14; 1 Timothy 5:11; 1 Corinthians 7:28; 1 Corinthians 7:36
- 10 Matthew 5:32; Luke 16:18; Malachi 2:14–16; Matthew 19:3–9; Mark 10:11–12
- 11 Jeremiah 3:1; 1 Corinthians 7:10; Deuteronomy 22:19; Isaiah 50:1; Judges 19:2–3
- 12 1 Corinthians 7:6; 2 Corinthians 11:17; 1 Corinthians 7:25; Ezra 10:2–3; Ezra 10:11–19
- 14 Malachi 2:15–16; 1 Timothy 4:5; Isaiah 52:1; Titus 1:15; Romans 11:16
- 15 Romans 14:19; James 3:17–18; 2 Corinthians 13:11; 1 Corinthians 14:33; Matthew 12:50
- 16 1 Peter 3:1–2; Romans 11:14; 1 Corinthians 9:22; James 5:19–20; Luke 15:10
- 17 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 7:24; Romans 12:3–8; 1 Corinthians 7:20–21; 2 Corinthians 11:28
- 18 Acts 15:5; Acts 15:19; Galatians 5:1–3; Colossians 3:11; Acts 15:28
- 19 Galatians 5:6; Galatians 6:15; 1 John 2:3–4; Romans 2:25–29; 1 John 3:22–24
- 20 1 Corinthians 7:17; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; Proverbs 27:8; 2 Thessalonians 3:12; 1 Corinthians 7:21–24
- 21 1 Peter 2:18–24; Colossians 3:11; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Luke 12:29; Luke 10:40–41
- 22 1 Peter 2:16; Philemon 16; Colossians 3:22–24; Galatians 5:13; Romans 6:18–22
- 23 1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Peter 1:18–19; Titus 2:14; Leviticus 25:42; Revelation 5:9
- 24 1 Corinthians 7:20; Colossians 3:23–24; 1 Corinthians 7:17; Genesis 17:1; 1 Corinthians 10:31
- 25 1 Corinthians 7:6; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 1 Corinthians 7:40; 2 Corinthians 8:8–10; 1 Corinthians 7:12
- 26 1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:8; Luke 23:28–29; 1 Peter 4:17; 1 Corinthians 7:28
- 27 1 Corinthians 7:12–14; 1 Corinthians 7:20
- 28 Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 7:32–36; 1 Corinthians 7:26; 2 Corinthians 1:23
- 29 1 John 2:17; Romans 13:11–12; 1 Corinthians 7:31; James 4:13–16; Hebrews 13:13–14
- 30 Ecclesiastes 3:4; John 16:22; Luke 6:21; Psalm 126:5–6; Revelation 7:17
- 31 1 John 2:17; 1 Peter 4:7; Luke 21:34; James 4:14; 1 Peter 1:24
- 32 Matthew 6:25–34; 1 Timothy 5:5; Philippians 4:6; Psalm 55:22; Matthew 13:22
- 33 1 Peter 3:7; Colossians 3:19; 1 Timothy 5:8; Ephesians 5:25–33; Luke 12:22
- 34 Luke 10:40–42; 1 Corinthians 6:20; Luke 2:36–37; Romans 12:1–2; Philippians 1:20
- 35 1 Corinthians 7:33–34; 1 Corinthians 7:36; Luke 8:14; Philippians 4:8; 1 Corinthians 7:2
- 36 1 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Corinthians 7:37
- 38 Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 7:1–2; 1 Corinthians 7:37; 1 Corinthians 7:32–34; 1 Corinthians 7:8
- 39 Romans 7:2–3; 2 Corinthians 6:14–16; 1 Corinthians 7:10; 1 Corinthians 7:15; Malachi 2:11
- 40 1 Corinthians 7:8; 1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:25–26; 1 Corinthians 7:6; 2 Corinthians 12:11
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Having corrected the three heaviest things laid to their charge, one, the distraction of the Church, another, about the fornicator, a third, about the covetous person, he thenceforth uses a milder sort of speech. And he interposes some exhortation and advice about marriage and virginity, giving the hearers some respite from more unpleasant subjects.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
And they are also unacquainted with [the meaning of] the passing away of the heaven and earth; but Paul was not ignorant of it when he declared, "For the figure of this world passeth away." In the next place, David explains their question, for he says that when the fashion of this world passes away, not only shall God remain, …
For Thy omnipotency is not far from us even when we are far from Thee, else in truth ought I more vigilantly to have given heed to the voice from the clouds: "Nevertheless, such shall have trouble in the flesh, but I spare you;" and, "It is good for a man not to touch a woman;" and, "He that is …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… to the monks also, except marriage; yea rather, even with respect to this, Paul commands us to put ourselves altogether on a level with them; saying, "For the fashion of this world passeth away:" that "they that have wives be as though they had none." "Wherefore" (so he speaks) "I do not bid you take possession of the summits of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… should testify of himself "the Spirit of God is in me, and I offer glory after being made wise through the grace that flows from Him." For to a Paul it is becoming to say "I think also that I have the Spirit of God," and again, "that good thing which was committed to thee keep by the Holy Ghost …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)