1 Corinthians 7:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. ”

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless - But ( δὲ de). Though this is to be admitted as proper where it can be done, when a man has entire control of himself and his passions, and though in present circumstances it wo...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 7. Problems as to Marriage, Celibacy, and Divorce. At this point Paul takes up a letter sent by the Corinthian church inviting his judgment on various questions, apparently indicating...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nevertheless . But. to avoid . on account of. App-104. 1 Corinthians 7:2 . every . each. husband . App-123.
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. But to avoid fornication He now commands, that those who are liable to the vice of incontinency should have recourse to the remedy. For though it may seem that the statement is universal,...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. To avoid fornication - Δια τας πορνειας· verto, propter exercendam libidinem, vel ut l...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. To avoid fornication The general rule is "to avoid fornication" - literally, 'on...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(a) Answer to Questions about Marriage The Corinthians had in their letter ( 1 Corinthians 7:1 ) asked St. Paul's opinion on several points connectedwithmarriage. His language in reply is guarde...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To avoid fornication. — Better, because of the ( prevalent ) fornication. This was so general in Corinth, and so little regarded as sin. that the unmarried were liable to be led into it. It ma...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 11 MARRIAGE THERE are two preliminary considerations which throw some light on this much-contested passage. First, Paul had to speak about marriage as he found it, as it existed among tho...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Marriage Bonds 1 Corinthians 7:1-14 The Apostle first addresses the unmarried, 1 Corinthians 7:1 , etc . He speaks elsewhere reverently of marriage, Ephesians 5:23 . Forbidding to marry is i...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Certain difficulties had arisen in the Corinthian Church concerning which they had sent inquiries to Paul. He now answers their questions. These answers contain principles of permanent application....
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. (2) Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have he...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication ,.... Or "fornications"; meaning either the frequent commission of that sin; or all sorts of uncleanness and pollution, which may be avoided by wedlock, and the pr...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Ver. 2. To avoid fornication ] Gr. πορνειας, fornications, comprehending all lustf...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me The letter of the Corinthian believers to which the apostle alludes here, and in which it appears they put divers questions to him, hath long been...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Those things in Chapter s 5 and 6, which were of such serious importance as demanding correction, had evidently not even been questions in the minds of the Corinthians. But Paul was required to raise...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Against Fornication. A. D. 57. 1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is g...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication; in the Greek it is, Because of fornications; the sense of which can be no other than this which our translators give. The word is in the plural number, to signif...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Christian Husbands and Wives and The Alternative For the Unmarried and Widows (7:1-11) ‘Now concerning the things of which you wrote. It is good for a man not to touch a woman, but because of forn...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES A. 1. Observe: With this chapter commences a new section of the Epistle; the topics, and perhaps their order, suggested by a letter of formal inquiry brought from Corinth: vii....
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It is evident from the tenor of this chapter that the Corinthians had written to the apostle for advice on the subject of marriage and its obligations, and that he is here resolving their various dif...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Marriage I. Is not necessary for all ( 1 Corinthians 7:1 ). 1. Instituted by God, sanctified by C...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 7:1-46 Answers to the inquiries of the Corinthians respecting marriage. 1 Corinthians 7:1-46 The lawfulness of marriage, and its duties. 1 Corinthian...
1 Corinthians 7:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Instructions with Regard to Marriage. The propriety and the duty of marriage:
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 6:18 ; 1 Corinthians 7:9 ; 1 Timothy 4:3 ; Ephesians 5:28 ; Ephesians 5:33 ; Malachi 2:14 ; Proverbs 18:22 ; Proverbs 19:14 ; Proverbs 5:18 ; Proverbs 5:19
1 Corinthians 7:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Yet, when it is needful, in order to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife. His own — For Christianity allows no polygamy.

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 7:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 7:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 7:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 7:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Corinthians 7:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 7:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes