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7 1Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not to touch a woman. Problems concerning Marriage 1Cor.7.1-16Περὶ δὲ ὧν ἐγράψατε, καλὸν ἀνθρώπῳ γυναικὸς μὴ ἀπτεσθαι·
2But because of the temptation to immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.  διὰ δὲ τὰς πορνείας ἑκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἐχέτω, καὶ ἑκάστη τὸν ἰδιον ἀνδρα ἐχέτω.
3The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. τῇ γυναικὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἀποδιδότω, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ἡ γυνὴ τῷ ἀνδρί.
4For the wife does not rule over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not rule over his own body, but the wife does. ἡ γυνὴ τοῦ ἰδίου σώματος οὐκ ἐξουσιάζει ἀλλὰ ὁ ἀνήρ· ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ τοῦ ἰδίου σώματος οὐκ ἐξουσιάζει ἀλλὰ ἡ γυνή.
5Do not refuse one another except perhaps by agreement for a season, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, lest Satan tempt you through lack of self-control. μὴ ἀποστερεῖτε ἀλλήλους, εἰ μήτι ἂν ἐκ συμφώνου πρὸς καιρὸν ἵνα σχολάσητε τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ πάλιν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἦτε, ἵνα μὴ πειράζῃ ὑμᾶς ὁ Σατανᾶς διὰ τὴν ἀκρασίαν ὑμῶν.
6I say this by way of concession, not of command.  τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην, οὐ κατ' ἐπιταγήν.
7I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own special gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.  θέλω δὲ πάντας ἀνθρώπους εἶναι ὡς καὶ ἐμαυτόν· ἀλλὰ ἑκαστος ἰδιον ἐχει χάρισμα ἐκ θεοῦ, ὁ μὲν οὑτως, ὁ δὲ οὑτως.
8To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do. Λέγω δὲ τοῖς ἀγάμοις καὶ ταῖς χήραις, καλὸν αὐτοῖς ἐὰν μείνωσιν ὡς κἀγώ·
9But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion. εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται γαμησάτωσαν, κρεῖττον γάρ ἐστιν γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.
10To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband  τοῖς δὲ γεγαμηκόσιν παραγγέλλω, οὐκ ἐγὼ ἀλλὰ ὁ κύριος, γυναῖκα ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς μὴ χωρισθῆναι
11(but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband) - and that the husband should not divorce his wife.  - ἐὰν δὲ καὶ χωρισθῇ, μενέτω ἀγαμος ἢ τῷ ἀνδρὶ καταλλαγήτω - καὶ ἀνδρα γυναῖκα μὴ ἀφιέναι.
12To the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. Τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς λέγω ἐγώ, οὐχ ὁ κύριος· εἰ τις ἀδελφὸς γυναῖκα ἐχει ἀπιστον, καὶ αὑτη συνευδοκεῖ οἰκεῖν μετ' αὐτοῦ, μὴ ἀφιέτω αὐτήν·
13If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. καὶ γυνὴ εἰ τις ἐχει ἀνδρα ἀπιστον, καὶ οὗτος συνευδοκεῖ οἰκεῖν μετ' αὐτῆς, μὴ ἀφιέτω τὸν ἀνδρα.
14For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy. ἡγίασται γὰρ ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ ἀπιστος ἐν τῇ γυναικί, καὶ ἡγίασται ἡ γυνὴ ἡ ἀπιστος ἐν τῷ ἀδελφῷ· ἐπεὶ ἀρα τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν ἀκάθαρτά ἐστιν, νῦν δὲ ἀγιά ἐστιν.
15But if the unbelieving partner desires to separate, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace. εἰ δὲ ὁ ἀπιστος χωρίζεται, χωριζέσθω· οὐ δεδούλωται ὁ ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἡ ἀδελφὴ ἐν τοῖς τοιούτοις· ἐν δὲ εἰρήνῃ κέκληκεν ὑμᾶς ὁ θεός.
16Wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife? τί γὰρ οἶδας, γύναι, εἰ τὸν ἀνδρα σώσεις; ἢ τί οἶδας, ἀνερ, εἰ τὴν γυναῖκα σώσεις;

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