1 Corinthians 7:26

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
suppose	νομίζω nomizō	G3543	properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
therefore	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
is	ὑπάρχειν huparchein	G5225	to begin under (quietly) · verb — present active infinitive
good	καλὸν kalon	G2570	X better · adjective — accusative singular neuter
for	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
present	ἐνεστῶσαν enestōsan	G1764	to place on hand · verb — perfect active participle, accusative singular feminine
distress	ἀνάγκην, anagkēn	G318	constraint (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular feminine
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
good	καλὸν kalon	G2570	X better · adjective — nominative singular neuter
man	ἀνθρώπῳ anthrōpō	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — dative singular masculine
so	οὕτως houtōs	G3779	in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) · adverb
be	εἶναι. einai	G1511	to exist · verb — present active infinitive

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 7:1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
1 Corinthians 7:8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
Luke 23:28-29 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not…
1 Corinthians 7:28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh:…
1 Corinthians 7:35-38 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lo…
Jeremiah 16:2-4 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
Matthew 24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:25-35

The apostle here resumes his discourse, and gives directions to virgins how to act, concerning which we may take notice, I. Of the manner wherein he introduces them: "Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord, Co1 7:25. I have no express and universal law delivered by the Lord himself concerning celibacy; but I give my judgment, as one who hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful," namely, in the apostleship. He acted faithfully, and therefore his direction was to be regarded as a rule of Christ: for he gave judgment as one who was a faithful apostle of Christ. Though Christ had before delivered no universal law about that matter, he now gives direction by an inspired ap…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 7:26

I suppose--"I consider." this--namely, "for a man so to be," that is, in the same state in which he is (Co1 7:27). for--by reason of. the present distress--the distresses to which believers were then beginning to be subjected, making the married state less desirable than the single; and which would prevail throughout the world before the destruction of Jerusalem, according to Christ's prophecy (Mat 24:8-21; compare Act 11:28).

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 7:26

This is good for the present distress - There was no period in the heathen times when the Church was not under persecutions and afflictions; on some occasions these were more oppressive than at others. The word αναγκη signifies, necessity, distress, tribulation, and calamity; as it does in Luk 21:23; Co2 6:4; Co2 12:10. In such times, when the people of God had no certain dwelling-place, when they were lying at the mercy of their enemies without any protection from the state - the state itself often among the persecutors - he who had a family to care for, would find himself in very embarrassed circumstances, as it would be much more easy to provide for his personal safety than to have the ca…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

Here Paul teaches that virginity is better, not just because it is more pleasing to God but also because it is the more sensible course to follow in the present [end-time] circumstances.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

Now, if in all cases he says it is best for a man thus to be; "Thou art joined to a wife seek not loosing" (that you may give no occasion to adultery); "thou art loosed from a wife, seek not a wife," that you may reserve an opportunity for yourself: "but withal, if thou shalt have married a wife, and if a virgin shall have married, she sinneth not; pressure, however, of the flesh such shall have,"-even here he is granting a permission by way of "sparing them." On the other hand, he lays it down that "the time is wound up," in order that even "they who have wives may be as if they had them not.
— Tertullian, On Modesty

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Dictionary and topics

Revelation of Christ — The second advent of Christ. Three different Greek words are used by the apostles to express this, (1) apokalupsis (1 Cor. 1;7; 2 Thess. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:7, 13); (2) parousia (Matt. 24:3, 27; 1 Thess.…
Celibacy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Chastity · 2:10,11,16-22;5:15-21;6:24,25;7:1-5;31:3; — 2:10,11,16-22;5:15-21;6:24,25;7:1-5;31:3;
Continence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Stoicism · .Celibacy — .Celibacy

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 7:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:25-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 7:26

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 7:26

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 7:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:25-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 7:26

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 7:26

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 7:25-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:25-35