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1 Corinthians 7

1 Cor. 7:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
concerning the things
peri (Greek #4012)
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
KJV usage: (there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
Pronounce: per-ee'
Origin: from the base of 4008
whereof
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
ye wrote
grapho (Greek #1125)
to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
KJV usage: describe, write(-ing, -ten).
Pronounce: graf'-o
Origin: a primary verb
unto me
moi (Greek #3427)
to me
KJV usage: I, me, mine, my.
Pronounce: moy
Origin: the simpler form of 1698
: It is good
kalos (Greek #2570)
properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from 18, which is properly intrinsic)
KJV usage: X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
Pronounce: kal-os'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
for a man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
to touch
haptomai (Greek #680)
properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)
KJV usage: touch.
Pronounce: hap'-tom-ahee
Origin: reflexive of 681
a woman
gune (Greek #1135)
a woman; specially, a wife
KJV usage: wife, woman.
Pronounce: goo-nay'
Origin: probably from the base of 1096
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Ministry on This Verse

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1-3:  He treats of marriage;
4-9:  shewing it to be a remedy against fornication,
10-19:  and that the bond thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved.
20-24:  Every man must be content with his vocation.
25-34:  Virginity wherefore to be embraced;
35-40:  and for what respects we may either marry, or abstain from marrying.
good.
1 Cor. 7:8,26‑27,37‑38• 8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
 26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
 27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
 37Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
 38So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. (1 Cor. 7:8,26‑27,37‑38)
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Matt. 19:10‑11• 10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
 11But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. (Matt. 19:10‑11)
touch.
Gen. 20:6• 6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. (Gen. 20:6)
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Ruth 2:9• 9Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. (Ruth 2:9)
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Prov. 6:29• 29So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. (Prov. 6:29)
• Two things strike us here in passing: the holiness which all these directions breathe with regard to that which touches so closely the desires of the flesh. The institutions of God, formed for man when innocent, are maintained in all their integrity, in all their authority, a safeguard now against the sin to which man is incited by his flesh. (“1 Corinthians 7” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But concerning the things of which ye have written to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman;

W. Kelly Translation

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But concerning the things of which ye wrote [to me], [it is] good for a man not to touch a woman;