1 Corinthians 7:40 BSB

Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μακαριωτέρα	makariōtera	More blessed	G3107 →
δέ	de	however	G1161 →
ἐστιν	estin	she is	G1510 →
ἐὰν	ean	if	G1437 →
οὕτως	houtōs	in the same manner	G3779 →
μείνῃ,	meinē	she shall remain,	G3306 →
κατὰ	kata	according to	G2596 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
ἐμὴν	emēn	my	G1473 →
γνώμην·	gnōmēn	judgment;	G1106 →
δοκῶ	dokō	I think	G1380 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
κἀγὼ	kagō	myself also	G1473 →G2532 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	[the] Spirit	G4151 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ἔχειν.¶	echein	to have.	G2192 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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.

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1 Corinthians 7:35
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:33–34
  But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
- 1 Corinthians 7:36
  However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they…
- Luke 8:14
  The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does…
- 1 Corinthians 7:2
  But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
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.
- Matthew 19:10–11
  His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Through
1 Corinthians 7:8
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:32
  I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Corinthians 8:10And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.1 Corinthians 7:1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.1 Corinthians 7:25–26Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.Luke 1:3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,Acts 15:28It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:2 Corinthians 10:8–10For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.1 Corinthians 7:35I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.1 Corinthians 14:36–37Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?1 Corinthians 9:1–3Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?2 Peter 3:15–16Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.1 Corinthians 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.1 Corinthians 7:10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.1 Corinthians 9:8Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?Job 32:10Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’

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