1 Corinthians 7:35

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 Lord without distraction.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
speak	λέγω, legō	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
for	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
own	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
profit	σύμφορον sumphoron	G4851	to bear together (contribute) · verb — present active participle, accusative singular masculine
not	οὐχ ouch	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
cast	ἐπιβάλω epibalō	G1911	to throw upon (literal or figurative · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular
snare	βρόχον brochon	G1029	a noose · noun — accusative singular masculine
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
for	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
comely	εὔσχημον euschēmon	G2158	well-formed · adjective — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
upon	εὐπάρεδρον euparedron	G2145	sitting well towards · adjective — accusative singular neuter
Lord	κυρίῳ kuriō	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
distraction	ἀπερισπάστως.¶ aperispastōs	G563	undistractedly · adverb

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 7:33-34 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do…
Luke 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this…
1 Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoe…
Matthew 19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and the…
Luke 10:40-42 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?…
Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so th…

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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 7:35

for your own profit--not to display my apostolic authority. not . . . cast a snare upon you--image from throwing a noose over an animal in hunting. Not that by hard injunctions I may entangle you with the fear of committing sin where there is no sin. comely--befitting under present circumstances. attend upon--literally, "assiduously wait on"; sitting down to the duty. Compare Luk 10:39, Mary; Luk 2:37, "Anna . . . a widow, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day" (Ti1 5:5). distraction--the same Greek as "cumbered" (Luk 10:40, Martha).

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 7:35

This I speak for your own profit - The advices belong to yourselves alone, because of the peculiar circumstances in which you are placed. Nothing spoken here was ever designed to be of general application; it concerned the Church at Corinth alone, or Churches in similar circumstances. Not that I may cast a snare upon you - Ουχ ἱνα βροχον ὑμιν επιβαλω - Here is a manifest allusion to the Retiarius among the Romans, who carried a small casting net, which he endeavored to throw over the head of his adversary and thus entangle him. Or to a similar custom among the Persians, who made use of a noose called the camand; which they employed in the same way. One of these lies before me; it is a stro…

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The Church Fathers

What Paul has just said may seem harsh to some people, which is why he adds this here.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

When anger comes upon you, or harshness, know that he is in you; and you will know this to be the case also, when you are attacked by a longing after many transactions, and the richest delicacies, and drunken revels, and divers luxuries, and things improper, and by a hankering after women, and by overreaching, and pride, and blustering, and by whatever is like to these.
— Shepherd of Hermas, Shepherd of Hermas, Commandment 6

But if we listen to the apostle, forgetting what is behind, let us both strain after what is before, and be followers after the better rewards. Thus, albeit he does not "east a snare upon us," he points out what tends to utility when he says, "The unmarried woman thinks on the things of the Lord, that both in body and spirit she may be holy; but the married is solicitous how to please her husband.
— Tertullian, To His Wife Book I

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Dictionary and topics

Martha — Bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38, 40, 41; John 11:1-39). From the residence being called “her house,” some…
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

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 7:35

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:25-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 7:35

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 7:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 7:35

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:25-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 7:35

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 7:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 7:35

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 7:29-35

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