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1 Corinthians 7:27

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

KJV

δέδεσαι γυναικί; μὴ ζήτει λύσιν· λέλυσαι ἀπὸ γυναικός; μὴ ζήτει γυναῖκα.

Greek NT

Alligatus es uxori ? noli quærere solutionem. Solutus es ab uxore ? noli quærere uxorem.

Vulgate

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

ASV

Art thou bound to a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γυνή
gune
noun · 219×
δέω
deo
verb · 43×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
λύσις
lusis
noun · 1×
λύω
luo
verb · 42×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 7:12 — But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
  • 1Cor 7:20 — Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.