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 Pour ce qui est des vierges, je n’ai point d’ordre du Seigneur; mais je donne un avis, comme ayant reçu du Seigneur miséricorde pour être fidèle.

26 Voici donc ce que j’estime bon, à cause des temps difficiles qui s’approchent: il est bon à un homme d’être ainsi.

27 Es-tu lié à une femme, ne cherche pas à rompre ce lien; n’es-tu pas lié à une femme, ne cherche pas une femme.

28 Si tu t’es marié, tu n’as point péché; et si la vierge s’est mariée, elle n’a point péché; mais ces personnes auront des tribulations dans la chair, et je voudrais vous les épargner.

29 Voici ce que je dis, frères, c’est que le temps est court; que désormais ceux qui ont des femmes soient comme n’en ayant pas,

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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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