1 Corinthians 7:27

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

Complete Jewish Bible:

That means that if a man has a wife, he should not seek to be free of her; and if he is unmarried, he should not look for a wife.

Berean Standard Bible:

Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

American Standard Version:

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Art thou bound^{G1210} unto a wife^{G1135}? seek^{G2212} not^{G3361} to be loosed^{G3080}. Art thou loosed^{G3089} from^{G575} a wife^{G1135}? seek^{G2212} not^{G3361} a wife^{G1135}.

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Commentary for 1 Corinthians 7:27

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: G1210
   There are 41 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: δέω
   Transliteration: déō
   Pronunciation: deh'-o
   Description: a primary verb; to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively):--bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind. See also δεῖ, δέομαι.
   
2. Strong's Number: G1135
   There are 200 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: γυνή
   Transliteration: gynḗ
   Pronunciation: goo-nay'
   Description: probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
   
3. Strong's Number: G2212
   There are 116 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ζητέω
   Transliteration: zētéō
   Pronunciation: dzay-teh'-o
   Description: of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):--be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare πυνθάνομαι.
   
4. Strong's Number: G3361
   There are 602 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: μή
   Transliteration: mḗ
   Pronunciation: may
   Description: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
   
5. Strong's Number: G3080
   There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: λύσις
   Transliteration: lýsis
   Pronunciation: loo'-sis
   Description: from λύω; a loosening, i.e. (specially), divorce:--to be loosed.
   
6. Strong's Number: G3089
   There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: λύω
   Transliteration: lýō
   Pronunciation: loo'-o
   Description: a primary verb; to "loosen" (literally or figuratively):--break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-)loose, melt, put off. Compare ῥήγνυμι.
   
7. Strong's Number: G575
   There are 1465 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἀπό
   Transliteration: apó
   Pronunciation: apo'
   Description: a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.