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1 Corinthians 7 — Sermon Preparation
Paul provides guidance on marriage, celibacy, divorce, and the principle of remaining in the condition in which one was called by God. Below is a research summary for 1 Corinthians 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
1 Corinthians 7 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| γυνή | gynḗ | G1135 | 21 | wife, woman |
| ἀνήρ | anḗr | G435 | 16 | fellow, husband, man, sir |
| γαμέω | gaméō | G1060 | 8 | marry |
| καλέω | kaléō | G2564 | 9 | bid, call, name ) |
| παρθένος | parthénos | G3933 | 6 | virgin |
| ἕκαστος | hékastos | G1538 | 7 | any, both, each, every |
| ἄπιστος | ápistos | G571 | 5 | that believeth not, faithless, incredible thing, infidel |
How preachers through history handled this text
30 public-domain excerpts on 1 Corinthians 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Considering the distress of those times, the unmarried state was best. Notwithstanding, the apostle does not condemn marriage. How opposite are those to the apostle Paul who forbid many to marry, and entangle them with vows to remain single, whether they ought to do so or not! He exhorts all Christians to holy indifference toward the world. As to relations; they must not set their hearts on the comforts of the state. As to afflictions; they must not indulge the sorrow of the world: even in sorrow the heart may be joyful. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Corinthians 7:25–35 (Public Domain)
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