Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 7:36-38

Marriage, Singleness, Calling, and Undistracted Devotion to the Lord

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36However, 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 should get married.

37But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

38So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.

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Verse 36

Original words

HoweverδέG1161ConjunctionifΕἰG1487ConjunctionsomeoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularthinksνομίζειG3543Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhe is acting inappropriatelyἀσχημονεῖνG807Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetowardἐπὶG1909PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularbetrothedπαρθένονG3933Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] ifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionshe isG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularbeyond [her] youthὑπέρακμοςG5230Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[they] oughtὀφείλειG3784Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvγίνεσθαιG1096Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive[to marry]οὕτωςG3779Adverblet him doποιείτωG4160Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularasG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularhe wishesθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐχG3756Adverbhe is not sinningἁμαρτάνειG264Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthey should get marriedγαμείτωσανG1060Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Literally and it ought to be so
Verse 37

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunctionthe [man who]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] firmlyἑδραῖοςG1476Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularestablishedἕστηκενG2476Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularheartκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[and] underἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularnoμὴG3361AdverbconstraintἀνάγκηνG318Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionwithἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularcontrolἐξουσίανG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularoverπερὶG4012Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singular[his]ἰδίουG2398Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularwillθελήματοςG2307Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionresolveκέκρικενG2919Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular[his]ἰδίᾳG2398Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularheartκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[not to marry]τηρεῖνG5083Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularvirginπαρθένονG3933Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularhe will doποιήσειG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwellκαλῶςG2573Adverb

BSB notes

  • Literally in his heart to keep the virgin or in his heart to keep the betrothed
Verse 38

Original words

So thenὭστεG5620Conjunction. . .καὶG2532Conjunctionhe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[marries]γαμίζωνG1061Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularvirginπαρθένονG3933Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulardoesποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwellκαλῶςG2573AdverbbutκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular{does} notμὴG3361Adverbmarry [her]γαμίζωνG1061Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulardoesποιήσειG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulareven betterκρεῖσσονG2908Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative

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