1 Corinthians 7:8
“I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows,.... Not by way of command, but advice: by the "unmarried" he means, either…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
It is good for them - It may be advisable, in the present circumstances of persecution and distress, not to be…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The unmarried and widows - It is supposed that the apostle speaks here of men who had been married, in the word αγαμοι,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 7:1-9
The apostle comes now, as a faithful and skilful casuist, to answer some cases of conscience which the Corinthians had…
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