1 Corinthians 7:37

Weymouth NT

But if a father stands firm in his resolve, being free from all external constraint and having a legal right to act as he pleases, and in his own mind has come to the decision to keep his daughter unmarried, he will do well.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:1

I now deal with the subjects mentioned in your letter. It is well for a man to abstain altogether from marriage.

1 Corinthians 7:36

If, however, a father thinks he is acting unbecomingly towards his still unmarried daughter if she be past the bloom of her youth, and so the matter is urgent, let him do what she desires; he commits no sin; she and her suitor should be allowed to marry.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So that he who gives his daughter in marriage does well, and yet he who does not give her in marriage will do better.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Let each contribute what he has decided upon in his own mind, and not do it reluctantly or under compulsion. »It is a cheerful giver that God loves.«

1 Peter 5:2

Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;