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1 Corinthians 7

1 Co. 7:38 KJV (With Strong’s)

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So
hoste (Greek #5620)
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
KJV usage: (insomuch) as, so that (then), (insomuch) that, therefore, to, wherefore.
Pronounce: hoce'-teh
Origin: from 5613 and 5037
then
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
g he
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
that giveth
ekgamizo (Greek #1547)
to marry off a daughter
KJV usage: give in marriage.
Pronounce: ek-gam-id'-zo
Origin: from 1537 and a form of 1061 (compare 1548)
her in marriage
ekgamizo (Greek #1547)
to marry off a daughter
KJV usage: give in marriage.
Pronounce: ek-gam-id'-zo
Origin: from 1537 and a form of 1061 (compare 1548)
doeth
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
well
kalos (Greek #2573)
well (usually morally)
KJV usage: (in a) good (place), honestly, + recover, (full) well.
Pronounce: kal-oce'
Origin: adverb from 2570
; but
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)
he
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
that giveth
ekgamizo (Greek #1547)
to marry off a daughter
KJV usage: give in marriage.
Pronounce: ek-gam-id'-zo
Origin: from 1537 and a form of 1061 (compare 1548)
her 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)
in marriage
ekgamizo (Greek #1547)
to marry off a daughter
KJV usage: give in marriage.
Pronounce: ek-gam-id'-zo
Origin: from 1537 and a form of 1061 (compare 1548)
doeth
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
better
kreisson (Greek #2908)
(as noun) better, i.e. greater advantage
KJV usage: better.
Pronounce: krice'-son
Origin: neuter of an alternate form of 2909
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1 Co. 7:28• 28Mas también si tomares mujer, no pecaste; y si la doncella se casare, no pecó: pero aflicción de carne tendrán los tales; mas yo os dejo. (1 Co. 7:28)

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1 Co. 7:28• 28Mas también si tomares mujer, no pecaste; y si la doncella se casare, no pecó: pero aflicción de carne tendrán los tales; mas yo os dejo. (1 Co. 7:28)
doeth well.
1 Co. 7:2• 2Mas á causa de las fornicaciones, cada uno tenga su mujer, y cada una tenga su marido. (1 Co. 7:2)
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He. 13:4• 4Honroso es en todos el matrimonio, y el lecho sin mancilla; ùmas á los fornicarios y á los adúlteros juzgará Dios. (He. 13:4)
doeth better.
1 Co. 7:1,8,26,32‑34,37• 1Cuanto á las cosas de que me escribisteis, bien es al hombre no tocar mujer.
 8Digo pues á los solteros y á las viudas, que bueno les es si se quedaren como yo.
 26Tengo, pues, esto por bueno á causa de la necesidad que apremia, que bueno es al hombre estarse así.
 32Quisiera, pues, que estuvieseis sin congoja. El soltero tiene cuidado de las cosas que son del Señor, cómo ha de agradar al Señor:
 33Empero el que se casó tiene cuidado de las cosas que son del mundo, cómo ha de agradar á su mujer.
 34Hay asimismo diferencia entre la casada y la doncella: la doncella tiene cuidado de las cosas del Señor, para ser santa así en el cuerpo como en el espíritu: mas la casada tiene cuidado de las cosas del mundo, cómo ha de agradar á su marido.
 37Pero el que está firme en su corazón, y no tiene necesidad, sino que tiene libertad de su voluntad, y determinó en su corazón esto, el guardar su hija virgen, bien hace. (1 Co. 7:1,8,26,32‑34,37)

J. N. Darby Translation

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So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.

W. Kelly Translation

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So that he that marrietha doeth well, and he that marrieth not shall do better.

WK Translation Notes

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Literally, "marrieth his own virginity." In both places this is sustained by the best witnesses."