1 Corinthians 7:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. ”

• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Not concerning virgins - This commences the “third” subject on which the opinion of Paul seems to have been asked by the church at Corinth - whether it was proper that those who had unmarried dau...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (16) Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my (s) judgment, as (t) one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. (16) He commands virginity to no man, yet h...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Paul now passes to the case of virgins, on which the church had invited his judgment. The section is one of peculiar difficulty. It is generally thought that Paul is dealing with the relations of a f...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  no . not. Greek. ou. App-105. judgment . opinion. App-177. obtained mercy . See 1 Timothy 1:13 ; 1 Timothy 1:16 . of . by. App-104. faithful . App-150 and App-175 :4.

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  25. Concerning virgins He now returns to treat of marriage, of which he had begun to speak in the commencement of the chapter. What he is now about to state he had previously touched upon, b...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. Now concerning virgins - This was another subject on whic...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Now, concerning virgins— St. Paul by virgins evidently means those of both sexes who are in a state of celibacy. It is probable that he had formerly dissuaded them from marriage, in the present s...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. Now ... (Greek, 'But') no commandment of the Lord...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - 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...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Wow concerning virgins... — A new subject is here introduced — viz., the duty of parents regarding their young unmarried daughters. Ought they to give them in marriage? The answer occupies to 1 Co...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - 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...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Counsel for Times of Emergency 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 The virgin here referred to is probably the young woman who was engaged to be married, and the counsel is expressly defined to be advice,...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - 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....

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (18) Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. (19) Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, b...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Now concerning virgins ,.... Whether they should continue in the same state or not, whether they should marry or not, was one of the cases put to the apostle, and which the Corinthians wrote to him...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. Ver. 25. I give my judgment ] The Rhemists (after Era...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Now concerning virgins The word παρθενων, translated virgins , denotes persons of either sex, who never were married. For Elsner, after Suidas, tells us, that men were called παρθενοι, virgins ,...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - 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...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Prudential Directions to Virgins. A. D.  57.       25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  He had before spoken to married persons and widows, now he comes to speak concerning virgins; and though he mentions only the female sex, yet the following words show that his advice extended to bo...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Further Instructions Concerning Marriage In View of the Urgency of the Times (7:25-40). ‘Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained me...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - 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....

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - 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...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord. Concerning virgins and widows The apostle advises-- I. The unmarried of both sexes. As he has argued against the disruption of the t...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - 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...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord; yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 15:10 ; 1 Corinthians 4:2 ; 1 Corinthians 7:10 ; 1 Corinthians 7:12 ; 1 Corinthians 7:28 ; 1 Corinthians 7:34 ; 1 Corinthians 7:36-38 ; 1 Corinthians 7:40 ; 1 Corinthians 7:6 ;...

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• 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Now concerning virgins — Of either sex. I have no commandment from the Lord — By a particular revelation. Nor was it necessary he should; for the apostles wrote nothing which was not divinely inspi...

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