1 Corinthians 7:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Answers to the inquiries of the Corinthians respecting marriage. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Paul's conception of marriage. "Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me," etc. All that Paul here says of marriage is in answer to some communication which the Church had addressed to him On the subject, and what he says he declares is not "of commandment," that is, not by Divine authority, but by "permission." All Scripture is therefore not inspired, even all the counsels of St. Paul do not seem to have been so. So desirous did he seem to be that all he says on this subject... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:2-17

Marriage: its nature and duties. I. NATURE . 1. It is the union of one man and one woman. ( 1 Corinthians 7:2 .) Polygamy and polyandry are rigorously excluded from the sanction of the Christian faith. The former was tolerated by God in early times, but never enjoined or commended. The first union, in Eden, was of the Christian order. The wisdom of the dictum of Christianity has been exemplified by universal experience. All other arrangements are prolific of evils. 2. It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:5

Defraud ye not. St. Paul purposely leaves the expression general. Primarily he is thinking of "the due" or "the power" which each has over the other, as is shown by the next verse; but he does not confine the expression to this. Except it be; literally, unless by chance. The exception he regards as something possible, but not normal. For a time. By this and the next words he disparages, by anticipation, the celibate and separate married lives which, in a corrupt age, were so much and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:5

Defraud ye not ... - Of the right mentioned above. Withdraw not from the society of each other.Except it be with consent - With a mutual understanding, that you may engage in the extraordinary duties of religion; compare Exodus 19:15.And come together again ... - Even by mutual consent, the apostle would not have this separation to be perpetual, since it would expose them to many of the evils which the marriage relation was designed to avoid.That Satan ... - That Satan take not advantage of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 7:5-7

1 Corinthians 7:5-7. Defraud not Or deprive not; one the other Of this benevolence; or withdraw not from the company of each other; except it be with consent for a time, that On those special and solemn occasions, you may entirely give yourselves up to the exercises of devotion. From this passage it appears, that, in the first age, when married persons parted for a time to employ themselves in the duties of devotion, they lived in separate habitations, or rather in different parts... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-9

7:1-40 CHRISTIAN MARRIAGEResponsibilities of marriage (7:1-9)Paul now deals with those matters concerning which the Corinthians had written. One problem concerned marriage. Some thought it more honourable and a sign of moral purity not to marry. Paul replies that marriage is honourable. It is the normal course God has set out for humankind, though there are exceptions. In some cases it may be better not to marry (he will explain this in a moment), but because Corinth is an immoral city and full... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 7:5

Defraud . Greek. apostereo , as in 1 Corinthians 6:7 . Here, deprive one the other = one another. except . Greek. ei me . with = from. App-104 . consent . Greek. sumphonos. Only here. Compare Acts 5:9 . time = season. that = in order that. Greek. hina . give yourselves to = have leisure for. Greek. scholazo . Only here and Matthew 12:44 . Compare Acts 19:9 (school). fasting and . All the texts omit. prayer . App-134 . together . Greek. epi to auto. See Acts 1:15 ; Acts 2:1 . ... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:5

Defraud ye not one another, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.Except it be for a season ... In such an apostolic directive as this, there disappears totally the notion that sexual relations between Christian marriage partners were allowable only for procreation. On the other hand, the refusal of one of the partners to cohabit is designated as fraud.May give yourselves... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:5

1 Corinthians 7:5. Defraud ye not one the other— Do not in this matter be wanting one to another, unless it be by mutual consent for a short time, that you may wholly attend to acts of devotion, when you fast upon some solemn occasion: and when this time of solemn devotion is over, return to your former freedom and conjugal society; lest the devil, taking advantage, should tempt you to a violation of the marriage-be read more

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