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1 Corinthians 7:26

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

KJV

νομίζω οὖν τοῦτο καλὸν ὑπάρχειν διὰ τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην, ὅτι καλὸν ἀνθρώπῳ τὸ οὕτως εἶναι.

Greek NT

Existimo ergo hoc bonum esse propter instantem necessitatem, quoniam bonum est homini sic esse.

Vulgate

I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.

ASV

I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity: that it is good for a man so to be.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καλός
kalos
adjective · 100×
νομίζω
nomizo
verb · 15×
οὕτω
outo
adverb · 208×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ἀνάγκη
anagke
noun · 17×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐνίστημι
enistemi
verb · 7×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑπάρχω
uparcho
verb · 60×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 7:1 — Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
  • 1Cor 7:1 — Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
  • 1Cor 7:8 — I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
  • 1Cor 7:8 — I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
  • 1Cor 7:28 — But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
  • 1Cor 7:28 — But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
  • 1Cor 7:35 — And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
  • 1Pet 4:17 — For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
  • Eph 5:16 — Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  • Hos 9:14 — Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
  • Jer 45:5 — And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
  • Luke 23:28 — But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.