1 Corinthians 7:25

The Passion Translation

Now let me address the issue of singleness. I must confess, I have no command to give you that comes directly from the Lord. But let me share my thoughts on the matter, as coming from one who has experienced the mercy of the Lord to keep me faithful to him.

Cross References

Psalm 78:63

Their young men fell on the battlefield and never came back. Their daughters never heard their wedding songs, since there was no one left to marry!

1 Corinthians 15:10

But God’s amazing grace has made me who I am! And his grace to me was not fruitless. In fact, I worked harder than all the rest, yet not in my own strength but God’s, for his empowering grace is poured out upon me.

1 Corinthians 4:2

The most important quality of one entrusted with such secrets is that they are faithful and trustworthy.

1 Corinthians 7:10

And to those who are married, I give this charge—which is not mine, but the Lord’s —that the wife should not depart from her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:12

To the rest I say, which is not a saying of the Lord, if a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is content to live with him, he should not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:28

But if you do get married, you haven’t sinned. It’s just that I would want to spare you the problems you’ll face with the extra challenges of being married.

1 Corinthians 7:34

And the single woman is focused on the things of the Lord so she can be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world and how she may please her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:40

However, in my opinion (and I think that I too have the Spirit of God), she would be happier if she remained single.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I’m not giving you a divine command, but my godly advice.

2 Corinthians 11:17

Of course, what I’m about to tell you is not with the Lord’s authority, but as a “fool.”

2 Corinthians 2:17

For unlike so many, we are not peddlers of God’s Word who water down the message. We are those sent from God with pure motives, who speak in the sight of God from our union with Christ.