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"But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment."
5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
The word for permission is:
συνγνώμην (syngnōmēn) — 1 Occurrence
1 Corinthians 7:6 N-AFS
GRK: λέγω κατὰ συνγνώμην οὐ κατ'
NAS: by way of concession, not of command.
KJV: this by permission, [and] not of
INT: I say by way of permission not by way of
Paul is referring to verse 5 in verse 6. He is making a concession to married couples, not commanding them. In this way they are not tempted by Satan for overindulging in sexual pleasure with each other. This concession allows them to maintain their spiritual health through a time of fasting and prayer. He's giving them a suggestion, not a command.
He is not referring to the verses that follow, namely 10 and 11. We know this is the case because verse 10 does contain a command from the Lord.
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
Now to verse 8:
1 Corinthians 7:8
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.
In verse 8 the word for unmarried is:
ἀγάμοις (agamois) — 1 Occurrence
1 Corinthians 7:8 N-DMP
GRK: δὲ τοῖς ἀγάμοις καὶ ταῖς
NAS: But I say to the unmarried and to widows
KJV: therefore to the unmarried and
INT: moreover to the unmarried and to the
It carries the same conatation as the english word "unmarried". A divorced person is also unmarried. This does not mean that being divorced and having never been married is the same thing. The evidence to support this can be found in verse 11, where the singular form of the same word is used to describe a divorced woman.
1 Corinthians 7:11
11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
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Are you going to address the other passages I mentioned?
Matthew 5:31-32
“Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.”
she can get married again, but only to the husband she divorced. She has 2 options, remain divorced or be reconciled. Remaining divorced means not marrying ever again. Nowhere in the Scriptures are Christians told to go ahead and marry someone else after a divorce. This is called adultery, and over and over again we are commanded not to do it.Let her remain unmarried, is not the same as "never let her marry again"
I disagree with your understanding of verse 11...
I agree to the "unmarried" includes those who have been divorced....
she can get married again, but only to the husband she divorced. She has 2 options, remain divorced or be reconciled. Remaining divorced means not marrying ever again. Nowhere in the Scriptures are Christians told to go ahead and marry someone else after a divorce. This is called adultery, and over and over again we are commanded not to do it.
1 Corinthians 7:11
11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried OR be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
Again Jesus describing the letter of law to those who think they have lived it.....
Speaking of the law moses gave to the jews that was addressed in matthew 19 as well....
same principal
This is God showing His absolute standard in order to "uphold the law" in that specific verse
He is teaching many things here
convicting and encouraging and using examples to show how serious even lusts of the heart are to GOD
Do you believe what Jesus said in the verse you posted is pertaining to the laws of moses, or spiritual in nature?
I see this as Jesus using the law to convict those who believe they kept it
and later sums up
(same chapter... in matthew)
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
How even if they kept the law, they are not living up to Gods standards.
The law is not how we ought to define our marriage or who God can join together
but what was from the beginning and His design
I believe you are mixing up instruction for upholding the law, with instruction for righteousness
and not understanding freedom in Christ
yes ... do not divorce....
yes it is better to remain single
but i still see 1 cor for what it says....
it is better to marry than burn with lust (using language which includes those divorced already)
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The context of Matthew 5-7 is Jesus speaking to his disciples. These are his commandments to his Church. He is not speaking to the Pharisees to try and convict them of inability to keep the law. He is instructing his disciples how to live as Christians.Again Jesus describing the letter of law to those who think they have lived it.....
Speaking of the law moses gave to the jews that was addressed in matthew 19 as well....
same principal
This is God showing His absolute standard in order to "uphold the law" in that specific verse
He is teaching many things here
convicting and encouraging and using examples to show how serious even lusts of the heart are to GOD
Do you believe what Jesus said in the verse you posted is pertaining to the laws of moses, or spiritual in nature?
I see this as Jesus using the law to convict those who believe they kept it
and later sums up
(same chapter... in matthew)
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
How even if they kept the law, they are not living up to Gods standards.
The law is not how we ought to define our marriage or who God can join together
but what was from the beginning and His design
I believe you are mixing up instruction for upholding the law, with instruction for righteousness
and not understanding freedom in Christ
yes ... do not divorce....
yes it is better to remain single
but i still see 1 cor for what it says....
it is better to marry than burn with lust (using language which includes those divorced already)
I did not see the verse you posted. Please post it again and i will address itI've been patiently waiting for hours for the verse I posted to be addressed.![]()

The context of Matthew 5-7 is Jesus speaking to his disciples. These are his commandments to his Church. He is not speaking to the Pharisees to try and convict them of inability to keep the law. He is instructing his disciples how to live as Christians.
Matthew 5:1-2
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In verse 19 we see more proof that Jesus is teaching his disciples how he wants them to live:
Matthew 5:19
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
The problem with your understanding of 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 is that it is contradicted 2 verses later.
Your claim is that verse 9 is telling a divorced woman to go ahead and marry another man, but in verse 11 Paul is commanding divorced women to remain divorced or be reconciled to their husband.
That's a contradiction! So which one is it?
Furthermore, marrying another person after divorce is referred to as adultery multiple times in Scripture, and adultery is sin. Paul is neither giving us permission to sin or contradicting himself. Unmarried in verse 8 means a woman who has never been married since that lines up with the full counsel of God's Word, and unmarried in verse 11 means a woman who was once married but is now divorced, since Paul is telling her to reconcile with her husband.
As we've seen before agamos (ἄγαμος) can be used in either instance. Our exegesis of the passage has to take into account the full counsel of the Word of God.
I've included the surrounding verses to provide context. Paul is advising the Corinthians to remain in the state they were in when they were called. If you are married, stay married. If you are unmarried, stay unmarried. Yet if an unmarried person wishes to marry, they have not sinned. This does not apply to divorced people, because that would contradict the other verses which say that marrying again after divorce is a sin.1 Corinthians 7:27-28 NASB
27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you.
What about Matt 5:32 and also 1 Corinthians 7:15?The context of Matthew 5-7 is Jesus speaking to his disciples. These are his commandments to his Church. He is not speaking to the Pharisees to try and convict them of inability to keep the law. He is instructing his disciples how to live as Christians.
Matthew 5:1-2
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In verse 19 we see more proof that Jesus is teaching his disciples how he wants them to live:
Matthew 5:19
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
The problem with your understanding of 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 is that it is contradicted 2 verses later.
Your claim is that verse 9 is telling a divorced woman to go ahead and marry another man, but in verse 11 Paul is commanding divorced women to remain divorced or be reconciled to their husband.
That's a contradiction! So which one is it?
Furthermore, marrying another person after divorce is referred to as adultery multiple times in Scripture, and adultery is sin. Paul is neither giving us permission to sin or contradicting himself. Unmarried in verse 8 means a woman who has never been married since that lines up with the full counsel of God's Word, and unmarried in verse 11 means a woman who was once married but is now divorced, since Paul is telling her to reconcile with her husband.
As we've seen before agamos (ἄγαμος) can be used in either instance. Our exegesis of the passage has to take into account the full counsel of the Word of God.
Matthew 5:32If you are unmarried, wether divorced or not
it remains better to marry than burn with lust....
God is neither cruel or unjust, but he is the Boss. If he said that's how he wants it, that's how we ought to do it.What about Matt 5:32 and also 1 Corinthians 7:15?
God is just... how can it be justified that someone who has had adultery committed against them through no fault of their own must then never be allowed to re-marry? This would be cruel and unjust.
And when folks haven't studied the Word properly in this matter they ought to be careful that they are not twisting the knife in the heart of fellow believers, by being so opinionated. Make sure you got your facts absolutely right on such a sensitive issue- it could affect the lives of others in a way you would not want for yourself I'm sure.
Unless you have walked a mile in another man's shoes....
Matthew 5:32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
You can believe what you want. I'm gonna take Jesus at his Word.
You can believe what you want. I'm gonna take Jesus at his Word.
God is neither cruel or unjust, but he is the Boss. If he said that's how he wants it, that's how we ought to do it.
God's direction is for our protection and benefit, not to punish us. I encourage anyone who may be struggling with this to trust the Lord and do what he says.
We are called to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Jesus.
The only reason that these things are even up for debate in the modern day is because the divorce rates are through the roof and we live in a hyper-sexualized society. But God's Word doesn't change. Compromising on his Word is a bad idea.
The point is you are missing some of what He says, to the detriment of those who have been treated unjustly. Understanding God's character is a key part of this and your point is illogical.
Divorce rates must have been pretty bad in Moses' day and it's safe to say that the days and society of Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah were even more sexualised than they are today. In Noach's day God was sorry he made man for their thoughts were evil continually.
You need to be very sure about advising Christians that not re-marrying after divorce is them 'taking up their cross.'
I have been in a church where old ladies have broken their hearts in public because they were heavy-shepherded into not re-marrying only to be publicly apologised to by leadership many, many years down the line when their lives had been virtually spent.
I think it would be wise if you to prayerfully consider your position and also study key words in these verses in Hebrew and Greek.
Ultimately you are not addressing the verses I have brought to your attention. You seem to be ignoring them despite me warning you of the heavy responsibility on you if you teach others this; not to mention the insensitivity towards brethren who have already been very hurt by others. Do you not for one moment consider that this matters to God? They are worth more than many sparrows, they are His children...