1 Corinthians 7:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”

1 Corinthians 7:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 7:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 7:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife.”

1 Corinthians 7:27 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 7:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”

1 Corinthians 7:27 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 7:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”

1 Corinthians 7:27 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 7:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; art thou free from a wife? do not seek a wife.”

1 Corinthians 7:27 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 7:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Art thou bounde vnto a wife? seeke not to be loosed: art thou loosed from a wife? seeke not a wife.”

1 Corinthians 7:27 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 7:27 in Context — 1 Corinthians 7

25 Empero de las vírgenes no tengo mandamiento del Señor; mas doy mi parecer, como quien ha alcanzado misericordia del Señor para ser fiel.

26 Tengo, pues, esto por bueno á causa de la necesidad que apremia, que bueno es al hombre estarse así.

27 ¿Estás ligado á mujer? no procures soltarte. ¿Estás suelto de mujer? no procures mujer.

28 Mas también si tomares mujer, no pecaste; y si la doncella se casare, no pecó: pero aflicción de carne tendrán los tales: mas yo os dejo.

29 Esto empero digo, hermanos, que el tiempo es corto: lo que resta es, que los que tienen mujeres sean como los que no las tienen;

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What Does 1 Corinthians 7:27 Mean?

1 Corinthians 7:27 is a verse from the Book of 1 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Corinthians chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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