1 Corinthians 7:8 KJV

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 7:8

To the unmarried; including widowers. In my 'Life of St. Paul,' 1:75-82, I have given my reasons for believing that St. Paul was a widower. It is good for them. It is an expedient, honourable, and morally "beautiful thing," but, as he so distinctly points out further on, there might be a "better" even to the "good." Even as I. In the unmarried state, whether as one who had never married, or, as I infer from various circumstances, as a widower (so too Clemens of Alexandria, Grotius,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:8-16

The marriage tie. When Christianity spread abroad among the heathen, very often, in a family, "one would be taken and another left," and much family and social difficulty was made when a heathen husband or a heathen wife was converted, and the other partner remained in heathen darkness. There could be no doubt that Christianity demanded separation from heathenism, and even declared a social connection with heathen people to be morally perilous; and it might very readily be inferred that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:8

It is good for them - It may be advisable, in the present circumstances of persecution and distress, not to be encumbered with the cares and anxieties of a family; see 1 Corinthians 7:26, 1 Corinthians 7:32-34. The word unmarried (ἀγάμοις agamois) may refer either to those who had never been married, or to widowers. It here means simply those who were at that time unmarried, and his reasoning applies to both classes.And to widows - The apostle specifies these, though he had not specified... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 7:8-9

1 Corinthians 7:8-9. I say, therefore I give this advice; to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them It is a condition of life which will tend to promote their eternal welfare, that, if they conveniently can, they abide even as I Namely, unmarried; for that Paul was then single is certain: and from Acts 7:58, compared with the following parts of the history, it seems probable that he always was so. It may not be improper to observe, that many of the things which the apostle... 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 7:8

I say therefore = But I say. unmarried . Greek. agamos. Only here, verses: 1Co 7:11 , 1 Corinthians 7:32 , 1 Corinthians 11:34 . if . App-118 . abide = remain. Greek. meno. Seep. 1511. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:8

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.Paul here began his answer to the question of whether unmarried persons (widows, naturally included) should marry or not.It is good for them if they abide even as I ... This was the permission of the apostle, and even his approval, that for those who were able to live chastely without marriage, it would be better for them not to marry due to "the distress that is upon us" (1 Corinthians 7:26). A savage... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:8

8. to the unmarried—in general, of both sexes (1 Corinthians 7:10; 1 Corinthians 7:11). and widows—in particular. even as I—unmarried (1 Corinthians 9:5). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:2-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:8-16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 7:8-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 7:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:8

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