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1 Corinthians 7:25-40 - Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)
September 3
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Questions About Getting Married
25Now I write about people who are not married.* I have no command from the Lord
about this. But I give my opinion. And I can be trusted, because the Lord has given
me mercy. 26This is a time of trouble. So I think that it is good for you to stay
the way you are (not married). 27If you have a wife, then don't try to become free
from her. If you are not married, then don't try to find a wife. 28But if you decide
to marry, that is not a sin. And it is not a sin for a girl that has never married
to get married. But those people who marry will have trouble in this life. I want
you to be free from this trouble. 29Brothers [and sisters], this is what I mean:
We don't have much time left. So starting now, people who have wives should use
their time [to serve the Lord] like they don't have wives. 30People who are sad
should live like they are not sad. People who are happy should live like they are
not happy. People who buy things should live like they own nothing. 31People who
use the things of the world should live like those things are not important to
them. You should live like this, because this world, the way it is now, will soon
be gone.
32I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord's
work. He is trying to please the Lord. 33But a man who is married is busy with things
of the world. He is trying to please his wife. 34He must think about two things--[pleasing
his wife and pleasing the Lord]. A woman who is not married or a girl who has never
married is busy with the Lord's work. She wants to give herself fully--body and
soul--to the Lord. But a married woman is busy with things of the world. She is
trying to please her husband. 35I am saying these things to help you. I am not trying
to limit you. But I want you to live in the right way. And I want you to give yourselves
fully to the Lord without giving your time to other things.
36A man might think that he is not doing the right thing with his virgin* [daughter]
if she is almost past the best age to marry. So he might think that marriage is
necessary. He should do what he wants. He should let them marry. It is no sin. 37But
another man might be more sure in his mind. There may be no need for marriage, so
that he is free to do what he wants. If this person has decided in his own heart
to keep his virgin [unmarried], then he is doing the right thing. 38So the person
who gives his virgin [daughter] in marriage does right. And the person who does
not give his virgin [daughter] in marriage does better.*
39A woman must stay with her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies,
the woman is free to marry any man she wants. But she must marry in the Lord. 40The
woman is happier if she does not marry again. This is my opinion, and I believe
that I have God's Spirit.
Footnotes: peoplewho are not married Literally, "virgins." virgin A pure girl who
is not married. verses 36-38 Another possible translation is: "36A person might
think that he is not doing the right thing with his virgin {(the girl he is engaged
to)}. The girl might be almost past the best age to marry. So the man might feel
that he should marry her. He should do what he wants. They should get married.
It is no sin. 37But another person might be more sure in his mind. There may be
no need for marriage, so he is free to do what he wants. If this person has decided
in his own heart to keep his virgin {unmarried}, then he is doing the right thing.
38So the person who marries his virgin does right. And the person who does not marry
does better."
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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