1 Corinthians 7:25

New Century Version

Now I write about people who are not married. I have no command from the Lord about this; I give my opinion. But I can be trusted, because the Lord has shown me mercy.

Cross References

Psalm 78:63

The young men died by fire, and the young women had no one to marry.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But God’s grace has made me what I am, and his grace to me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But it was not I really; it was God’s grace that was with me.)

1 Corinthians 4:2

Now in this way those who are trusted with something valuable must show they are worthy of that trust.

1 Corinthians 7:10

Now I give this command for the married people. (The command is not from me; it is from the Lord.) A wife should not leave her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:12

For all the others I say this (I am saying this, not the Lord): If a Christian man has a wife who is not a believer, and she is happy to live with him, he must not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:28

But if you decide to marry, you have not sinned. And if a girl who has never married decides to marry, she has not sinned. But those who marry will have trouble in this life, and I want you to be free from trouble.

1 Corinthians 7:34

He must think about two things—pleasing his wife and pleasing the Lord. A woman who is not married or a girl who has never married is busy with the Lord’s work. She wants to be holy in body and spirit. But a married woman is busy with things of the world, as to how she can please her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:40

The woman is happier if she does not marry again. This is my opinion, but I believe I also have God’s Spirit.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I say this to give you permission to stay away from sexual relations for a time. It is not a command to do so.

2 Corinthians 11:17

When I brag because I feel sure of myself, I am not talking as the Lord would talk but as a fool.

2 Corinthians 2:17

We do not sell the word of God for a profit as many other people do. But in Christ we speak the truth before God, as messengers of God.