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
Read 1 Corinthians 7:27 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 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.
26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
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.
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:27 Mean?
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