1 Corinthians 7:25

Conservative English Version

I don't know of anything that the Lord said about people who have never been married. But I will tell you what I think. And you can trust me, because the Lord has treated me with kindness.

Cross References

Psalm 78:63

Fire destroyed the young men, and the young women were left with no one to marry.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But God was kind! He made me what I am, and his wonderful kindness wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's kindness at work and not me.

1 Corinthians 4:2

And since our first duty is to be faithful to the one we work for,

1 Corinthians 7:10

I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husband

1 Corinthians 7:12

I don't know of anything else the Lord said about marriage. All I can do is to give you my own advice. If your wife isn't a follower of the Lord, but is willing to stay with you, don't divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:28

It isn't wrong to marry, even if you have never been married before. But those who marry will have a lot of trouble, and I want to protect you from that.

1 Corinthians 7:34

So he is pulled in two directions. Unmarried women and women who have never been married worry only about pleasing the Lord, and they keep their bodies and minds pure. But a married woman worries about the things of this world, because she wants to please her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:40

However, I think I am obeying God's Spirit when I say she would be happier to stay single.

1 Corinthians 7:6

In my opinion that is what should be done, though I don't know of anything the Lord said about this matter.

2 Corinthians 11:17

When I do all this bragging, I do it as a fool and not for the Lord.

2 Corinthians 2:17

A lot of people try to get rich from preaching God's message. But we are God's sincere messengers, and by the power of Christ we speak our message with God as our witness.