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


In Context

24 each, in that in which he was called, brethren, in this let him remain with God.

25 And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:

26 I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that it is good for a man that the matter be thus: —

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

28 But and if thou mayest marry, thou didst not sin; and if the virgin may marry, she did not sin; and such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I spare you.

29 And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened — that both those having wives may be as not having;

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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