1 Corinthians 7:26 BSB

1 Corinthians 7:26

Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

BSB

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ASV

I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.

KJV

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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Commentary

1 voice

Tertullian

On Modesty (220)

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."

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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; 2Co 6:4; 2Co 12:

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
νομίζω	nomizō	I think	G3543 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
καλὸν	kalon	good	G2570 →
ὑπάρχειν	huparchein	being	G5225 →
διὰ	dia	because of	G1223 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἐνεστῶσαν	enestōsan	being present	G1764 →
ἀνάγκην,	anagkēn	necessity,	G318 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
καλὸν	kalon	[it is] good	G2570 →
ἀνθρώπῳ	anthrōpō	for a man	G444 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
οὕτως	houtōs	in the same manner	G3779 →
εἶναι.	einai	to remain.	G1511 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 4:17
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
leads to
- Jeremiah 25:29
  For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword…
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8
  in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Romans 2:9
  There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
- Ezekiel 9:6
  Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders…
- 1 Peter 2:8
  and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
Through
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:26–27
  Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 7:8
  Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
Through
1 Corinthians 7:28
But 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…
leads to
- Hebrews 13:4
  Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Corinthians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Corinthians