1 Corinthians 7:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 7:1 : 1 Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.
  • 1 Cor 7:8 : 8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.
  • Luke 21:23 : 23 It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people.
  • Luke 23:28-29 : 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children, whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk.
  • Jer 16:2-4 : 2 You are not to take a wife for yourself or have sons or daughters in this place. 3 For this is what the Lord has said about the sons and daughters who come to birth in this place, and about their mothers who have given them birth, and about their fathers who have given life to them in this land: 4 Death from evil diseases will overtake them; there will be no weeping for them and their bodies will not be put to rest; they will be like waste on the face of the earth: the sword and need of food will put an end to them; their dead bodies will be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth.
  • Matt 24:19 : 19 But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.
  • 1 Cor 7:28 : 28 If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But those who do so will have trouble in the flesh. But I will not be hard on you.
  • 1 Cor 7:35-38 : 35 Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord. 36 But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married. 37 But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, does well if he comes to the decision to keep her a virgin. 38 So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.
  • 1 Pet 4:17 : 17 For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 7:6-13
    8 verses
    84%

    6But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.

    7It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

    8But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

    9But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

    10But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband

    11(Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that the husband may not go away from his wife.

    12But to the rest I say, and not the Lord; If a brother has a wife who is not a Christian, and it is her desire to go on living with him, let him not go away from her.

    13And if a woman has a husband who is not a Christian, and it is his desire to go on living with her, let her not go away from her husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:27-40
    14 verses
    79%

    27If you are married to a wife, make no attempt to get free from her: if you are free from a wife, do not take a wife.

    28If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But those who do so will have trouble in the flesh. But I will not be hard on you.

    29But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;

    30And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing;

    31And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will quickly come to an end.

    32But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of the Lord, how he may give pleasure to the Lord:

    33But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.

    34And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

    35Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

    36But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

    37But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, does well if he comes to the decision to keep her a virgin.

    38So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.

    39It is right for a wife to be with her husband as long as he is living; but when her husband is dead, she is free to be married to another; but only to a Christian.

    40But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the Spirit of God.

  • 1 Cor 7:24-25
    2 verses
    78%

    24My brothers, let every man keep in that condition which is the purpose of God for him.

    25Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.

  • 1 Cor 7:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.

    2But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.

  • Matt 19:10
    72%

    10The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.

  • 1 Cor 7:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20Let every man keep the position in which he has been placed by God.

    21If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.

  • 1 Cor 7:15-18
    4 verses
    71%

    15But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sister in such a position is not forced to do one thing or the other: but it is God's pleasure that we may be at peace with one another.

    16For how may you be certain, O wife, that you will not be the cause of salvation to your husband? or you, O husband, that you may not do the same for your wife?

    17Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.

    18If any man who is a Christian has had circumcision, let him keep so; and if any man who is a Christian has not had circumcision, let him make no change.

  • Phil 1:22-24
    3 verses
    69%

    22But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make.

    23I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:

    24Still, to go on in the flesh is more necessary because of you.

  • Rom 7:1-3
    3 verses
    69%

    1Is it not clear, my brothers (I am using an argument to those who have knowledge of the law), that the law has power over a man as long as he is living?

    2For the woman who has a husband is placed by the law under the power of her husband as long as he is living; but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law of the husband.

    3So if, while the husband is living, she is joined to another man, she will get the name of one who is untrue to her husband: but if the husband is dead, she is free from the law, so that she is not untrue, even if she takes another man.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
    67%

    15But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

  • Phlm 1:15
    67%

    15For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

  • Lam 3:27
    67%

    27It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.

  • Phil 2:20
    67%

    20For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you.

  • 2 Cor 8:13
    67%

    13And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

  • 1 Cor 11:11
    66%

    11But the woman is not separate from the man, and the man is not separate from the woman in the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 6:12
    66%

    12I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.

  • 2 Tim 2:4
    65%

    4A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.

  • 1 Cor 4:3
    65%

    3But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.

  • Phlm 1:8
    65%

    8And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • 1 Tim 3:2
    65%

    2The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;