27Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; art thou free from a wife? do not seek a wife.


In Context

24 Let each, wherein he is called, brethren, therein abide with God.

25 But concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give my opinion, as having received mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

26 I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that it is good for a man to remain so as he is.

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

28 But if thou shouldest also marry, thou hast not sinned; and if the virgin marry, they have not sinned: but such shall have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you.

29 But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having any:

1 Corinthians 7:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:27Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:27Art thou bound to a wife ? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:27Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:27Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:27Are you bound to a wife? Don't seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don't seek a wife.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:27Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:27Are you bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.