1 Coríntios 7
Charles Spurgeon · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Coríntios 7
Spurgeon - Devotional - Some persons have the foolish notion that the only way in which they can live for God is by becoming ministers, missionaries, or Bible women. Alas! how many would be shut out from any opportunity of magnifying the Most High if this were the case. Beloved, it is not office, it is earnestness; it is not position, it is grace which will enable us to glorify God. God is most surely glorified in that cobbler's stall, where the godly worker, as he plies the awl, sings of the Saviour's love, aye, glorified far more than in many a prebendal stall where official religiousness performs its scanty duties. The name of Jesus is glorified by the poor unlearned carter as he drives his horse, and blesses his God, or speaks to his fellow labourer by the roadside, as much as by the popular divine who, throughout the country, like Boanerges, is thundering out the gospel. God is glorified by our serving him in our proper vocations. Take care, dear reader, that you do not forsake the path of duty by leaving your occupation, and take care you do not dishonour your profession while in it. Think little of yourselves, but do not think too little of your callings. Every lawful trade may be sanctified by the gospel to noblest ends. Turn to the Bible, and you will find the most menial forms of labour connected either with most daring deeds of faith, or with persons whose lives have been illustrious for holiness. Therefore be not discontented with your calling. Whatever God has made your position, or your work, abide in that, unless you are quite sure that he calls you to something else. Let your first care be to glorify God to the utmost of your power where you are. Fill your present sphere to his praise, and if he needs you in another he will show it you. This evening lay aside vexatious ambition, and embrace peaceful content.
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Spurgeon - Proper Service Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called 1 CORINTHIANS 7:20 KJV Beloved, it is not office, it is earnestness; it is not position, it is grace that will enable us to glorify God. God is most surely glorified in that cobbler’s stall, where the godly worker, as he plies the awl, sings of the Savior’s love. The name of Jesus is glorified by the poor, unlearned carter as he drives his horse and blesses his God or speaks to his fellow laborer by the roadside, as much as by the popular divine who throughout the country is thundering out the gospel. God is glorified by our serving Him in our proper vocations. Take care that you do not forsake the path of duty by leaving your occupation, and take care you do not dishonor your profession while in it. Think little of yourselves, but do not think too little of your callings. Every lawful trade may be sanctified by the gospel to noblest ends. Turn to the Bible, and you will find the most menial forms of labor connected either with most daring deeds of faith or with persons whose lives have been illustrious for holiness. Therefore be not discontented with your calling. Whatever God has made your position or your work, abide in that unless you are quite sure that He calls you to something else. Let your first care be to glorify God to the utmost of your power where you are. Fill your present sphere to His praise, and if He needs you in another, He will show it to you. Lay aside vexatious ambition, and embrace peaceful content. 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called while a slave? Do not worry about it; but if you are able also to become free, rather do that. Amplified Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that trouble you. But if you are able to gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity. Wuest Were you divinely summoned when you were a slave? Let not that be a concern to you. But on the assumption also that you are able to become a free man, the rather take advantage of the opportunity, (Eerdmans Publishing - used by permission) NET 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity. NLT 1 Corinthians 7:21 Are you a slave? Don't let that worry you-- but if you get a chance to be free, take it. ESV 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you a bondservant when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) NIV 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it trouble you--although if you can gain your freedom, do so. GNT 1 Corinthians 7:21 δοῦλος ἐκλήθης, μή σοι μελέτω· ἀλλ᾽ εἰ καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι, μᾶλλον χρῆσαι. KJV 1 Corinthians 7:21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. YLT 1 Corinthians 7:21 a servant -- wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free -- use it rather; ASV 1 Corinthians 7:21 Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather. CSB 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called while a slave? It should not be a concern to you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity. NKJ 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. NRS 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you a slave when called? Do not be concerned about it. Even if you can gain your freedom, make use of your present condition now more than ever. NAB 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not be concerned but, even if you can gain your freedom, make the most of it. NJB 1 Corinthians 7:21 So, if when you were called, you were a slave, do not think it matters -- even if you have a chance of freedom, you should prefer to make full use of your condition as a slave. GWN 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you a slave when you were called? That shouldn't bother you. However, if you have a chance to become free, take it. BBE 1 Corinthians 7:21 If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it. called while: 1Co 12:13 Ga 3:28 Col 3:11 1Ti 6:1-3 1Pe 2:18-24 worry: Lu 10:40,41 12:29 1Co 21:34 Php 4:6,11 Heb 13:5 1Pe 5:7 1 Corinthians 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DO NOT WORRY ABOUT SOCIAL STATUS WHEN YOU WERE SAVED Paul moves from the more religious matters of circumcision or uncircumcision to social status of slaves versus free men. His basic point is still the same that they should be content in the situation in which they were called (saved). Were you called (kaleo) while a slave? Do not worry about it - Do not worry is present imperative with a negative indicating that some of the slaves were worrying about their low estate in which they were called, and this may have been not just their social status but also their marital status. Christianity makes no change in our social or civil connections. Social status does not alter the fact that one can still please God as a slave. Some slaves may have been thinking that if they were only free, how much more they could do for God. Paul says stop that line of specious reasoning and bloom where you have been planted! “Be a Christian where you are.” -- William Barclay
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Spurgeon - “Do not follow even good men slavishly. Do not say, ‘I am of Paul; I am of Apollos; I am of Calvin; I am of Wesley.’ Did Calvin redeem you? Did Wesley die for you? Who is Calvin and who is Wesley but ministers by whom ye believed as the Lord gave unto you? Do not so surrender yourself to any leadership that you rather follow the man than his Master. I will follow anybody if he goes Christ’s way, but I will follow nobody, by the grace of God, if he does not go in that direction.” Vincent on do not become slaves of men - Not referring to the outward condition of bondage, but to spiritual subjection to the will and guidance of men as contrasted with Christ.
1 Coríntios 7
Spurgeon - A drama in five acts 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 When the apostle declares that ‘they that have wives be as though they had none,’ he does not teach us to despise the marriage state, but not to seek our heaven in it, nor let it hinder our serving the Lord. It is supposed that there are some things which a man without a wife and family can do—those things the man with a wife and family should do. It is supposed that a man without a wife can give his time to the cause of God: the man with a wife should do the same, and he will not find it difficult to do if God has blessed him with one who will second all his holy endeavours. It is supposed that a man without a wife has no care: a man with a wife should have none, for he should cast all his cares on God who cares for him. ‘If any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel;’ and yet the apostle says, in the verse following my text, ‘But I would have you without carefulness;’ for we should learn to live by faith. The man who has a large family, and many things to exercise his mind, should yet, through the teaching of the Holy Spirit, live as quietly and comfortably as though he had none, depending and resting by simple faith upon the providence and goodness of God. Then, again, it is supposed that an unmarried man will find it easier to die, for there will be none of that sorrow at leaving his beloved family: the man with a wife and family should, by faith, find it just as easy since the promise runs, ‘Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.’ Vance Havner - Time to Be Serious "But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; and they that weep as though they wept not; and they that rejoice as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy as though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."—1 Corinthians 7:29-31. THIS solemn statement of Paul sets forth our pattern of conduct in the last days. It begins and ends with a reminder of how short and changing are these fleeting times: "The time is short.... The fashion of this world passeth away." Of course, there is a sense in which the time has always been short. It was short in Paul's day for, compared with endless eternity, the whole stretch of history is less than a drop of water beside all the oceans. But now, with all the signs of the times fast converging and God's signals going off all around us, who can doubt that the sands of the age are running low? It is true that at every crisis of history there have always been some to prophesy that judgment was just around the corner. But their mistakes do not mean that we will not eventually reach that corner. Never have all the trends and tendencies and indications that mark the end of the age come together in such a pattern as we now behold. To go into that is not the purpose of this message, but humble students of the Word and the times are growing pretty unanimous that "the time is short." Nothing is clearer in the Word of God than that in these last days Christians are called to unusual seriousness and special urgency, while they walk circumspectly, redeeming the time because the days are evil. Especially does the Word exhort believers to "be sober." The bishop must be sober (1 Tim. 3:2). The deacons' wives must be sober (1 Tim. 3:11). Soberness is enjoined upon aged men (Titus 2:2), young women (Titus 2:4), and young men (Titus 2:6). We are to gird up the loins of our minds and be sober (1 Pet. 1:13), to think of ourselves soberly (Rom. 12:3), and to be sober and vigilant (1 Pet. 5:8). In the light of God's picture of the times, in the urgency and emergency of a world hastening to disaster, surely, if ever the church ought to live with loins girded and lamps burning, praying and preaching with the light of another world in her eyes, it is today. Over and over we are exhorted to awake, to watch and pray, to exhort one another, and so much the more as we see the day approaching. It was for such a time that Paul set forth in the words of the text the urgency of the situation and our proper behavior in it. "It remaineth that... they that have wives be as though they had none." Believers are not to be too much taken up with domestic cares. Now the world gives too little importance to marriage, as the divorce courts testify: but some Christians make it too important, so that it becomes their whole life. It was a mark of Noah's day that the people were marrying and giving in marriage (Matt. 24:38), that is, such things were their life. In these last days we are not to make home and family our supreme concern. Many Christians will not need this injunction, for they do not even love their families enough. But others will need to hear our Lord's word about hating father and mother, wife and children, brethren and sisters, and even one's own life. Evangelists and missionaries often have had to keep Paul's word literally, but to the general Christian witness in the last days it merely means that domestic interests shall not be our prime concern. Of course, some crank will get the text by the wrong handle and suppose that he is to turn celibate, but Paul assumed that the average reader would apply it with sanctified common sense. "And they that weep as though they wept not." We are not to be too much taken up with our sorrows. We are to be "sorrowful, yet always rejoicing" (2 Cor. 6:10). Concerning departed loved ones, we are not to sorrow as others who have no hope (1 Thess. 4:13). We are not to nurse old heartaches, mistakes and bereavements, living in the past beside the casket of the dead in the graveyard of yesterday. Forgetting the things that are behind, we are to let the dead bury their dead. God said to Joshua: "Moses my servant is dead; now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan" (Josh. 1:2). The time is too short to spend it with our sorrows. It is not a cold, hard stoicism that is set before us here. Rather, Jesus is coming! There is too much to do to be occupied with our own troubles. "And they that rejoice as though they rejoiced not." We are not to be too much taken up with our joys. We are to sit loose to our enjoyments and not to be so occupied, even with wholesome pastimes and recreations, that we cannot do without them. Ministers whose golf score is better than their prayer score may well take heed! We must be moderate even in our mirth, for such things are not our chief portion. Our joy is in the Lord, and it is easy to let the good endanger the best. If Satan cannot entrap us in our sorrows he will ensnare us with our joys. In times of great crisis ordinary mirth is quite out of place. God's alarm clock is going off every hour nowadays, and Christians should not be content with conduct which ordinarily would have been sufficient in times past. These are no ordinary times and ordinary conduct is unbecoming! During floods, earthquakes, wars, people forego ordinary comforts, revise all their habits, and do things they never would do in ordinary times. If these temporal things stir men to unusual conduct, how much more should the people of God arouse themselves in these fearful days with unutterable judgment fast approaching! This is no time for trivial, silly banter and the small talk with which men come even to the doors of the church on the Lord's Day and which they resume as soon as they go out. Listening to us Christians around the church on Sunday morning, one would never suspect that the world was on fire, that Jesus was coming and that we were Christ's witnesses in the end of the age. Verily, some mistaken sects and isms put us to shame, standing on street corners in all kinds of weather, handing out their literature of error, while we live in a day of good tidings and hold our peace! We are so taken up with our little joys that the supreme joy is quenched within us. "And they that buy as though they possessed not." It is not that we are to wear gunny-sack garments, for there is no holiness in a hair shirt, but we must be poor in spirit. What we possess must not possess us. Many are kept away from the Great Supper because of land and oxen. In the last days it shall be as in the days of Lot: "They did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded" (Lk. 17:28). These things were their life and they must not be ours. This is no time for believers to hang up their stockings for the Santa Claus of this age to fill. It is no time to feather our nest with earthly comforts. Someone has said, "Not wanting a thing is comparable to possessing it." And even better than possessing many things is to be independent of them. "And they that use this world, as not abusing it." It is the present world set-up that is in mind, the system which is so unmistakably under the prince of darkness. To be sure, we must have cars, clothes, money; we are not to hide in a cave (cf. 1 Cor. 5:10). But these things are but a means to an end, and the traveler must not become absorbed in his baggage. "Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me. Lest I be full and deny thee and say, Who is the Lord? Or lest I be poor and steal and take the name of my God in vain" (Prov. 30:8, 9). We are not glorifying poverty, for it is easy to fall into the Colossian error of a false mysticism, asceticism and neglecting of the body. It has been said: "Humility does not consist in thinking meanly of ourselves; it consists in not thinking of ourselves at all." "Having food and raiment, let us be therewith content" (1 Tim. 6:8). "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier" (2 Tim. 2:4). "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world" (1 John 2:15). There are too many de luxe Christians who adopt a manner of living that poorly befits the way of the cross. We are to use but not abuse. "Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand" (Phil. 4:5). There is something a little ironical in a congregation of elegantly dressed Christians with jewels galore singing, "Take my silver and my gold, Not a mite would I withhold!" And it is a little amusing to watch a smug and comfortable crowd singing lustily, "A tent or a cottage, Why should I care? They're building a mansion for me over there!" This world is our passage and not our portion, but some of us drive our tent-pegs down as though we meant to stay. "For the fashion of this world is passing away." It is not that it merely may pass or will pass, it is passing away right now before our eyes. "The world passeth away and the lust thereof" (1 John 2:17). The old colored mammy who explained her tranquillity by saying, "I wear dis world lak a loose garment," was pretty near the truth of our text. And since the time is short and the fashion of this world passeth away and all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought we to be? "Let us who are of the day BE SOBER" (1 Thess. 5:8). There are boys selling newspapers and peddlers getting out their wares with more zeal than most of us ever rescue souls or preach the Word. A chaplain once asked his company just before they went into action, "Do you want me to conduct religious services or just tell you a good story?" and one soldier answered, "If you feel that way about it you might as well tell us a story." Some such flippant attitude is the mark of too many of us in this sad day. Life is too short and eternity is too long and souls are too precious and the Gospel is too wonderful for us to take it easy. Living in perilous times, in a crumbling civilization, with men's hearts failing them for fear, if ever God's people ought to live as "fools for Christ's sake," beside themselves and "drunk on new wine," as a peculiar people whose citizenship is in heaven, surely it is now. Let us be sober, for "the time is short" and "the fashion of this world passeth away." Hard Sayings of the Bible - Live as Though You Had No Spouse? What does Paul mean? How can one live with one’s spouse “as if” one had none? And why should we have to or want to? How and why is “shortness of time” a factor in favor of living “as if”? In the preceding paragraph (1 Cor 7:25–28), Paul has just counseled single persons, in view of “the present crisis,” to remain single (1 Cor 7:26). Should they, however, decide to marry, they would not be sinning. Yet, as married persons, they would “face many troubles in this life,” and he wants to spare them this difficult time (1 Cor 7:28). This reference to difficult experiences is most likely connected with the earlier mention of a “present crisis” (1 Cor 7:26), as well as with the reference to “the time is short” (1 Cor 7:29). An understanding of the image-world behind these cryptic phrases is imperative if we are to follow Paul’s reasoning. Early Christianity, in continuity with Jesus’ teaching about the inbreaking of the kingdom of God and its future consummation, was heir to Jewish understandings of the present and expectations about the future. Their understanding is known as apocalyptic eschatology. The word eschatology comes from the Greek words for “last” and “word,” and means “teaching about the end.” The word apocalyptic comes from the Greek word apokalyptō, which means “to reveal.” Its noun form is apokalypsis (“revelation”). Apocalyptic eschatology, as a particular way of understanding the present and envisioning the future, arose in Judaism during the last three centries B.C. The canonical book of Daniel is its earliest literary expression, which was followed by a host of apocalypses, literary works published in the names of worthy figures in Israel’s past, which sought to “reveal” the meaning of Israel’s present experience of bondage, deprivation and evil in light of God’s purposes. Some of these apocalyptic works were part of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, read by Diaspora Jews (that is, Jews living outside Palestine) and later Gentile and Jewish Christians. The main features of the worldview of these visionaries within Israel are the following: (1) the belief that this present age was largely under the control of evil powers; (2) the conviction that the suffering of God’s faithful people in this present evil age was a necessary part of the outworking of a divine plan; (3) the certainty that history was quickly moving toward its climax and that the time immediately prior to the cataclysmic destruction of this world and the creation of a new one would be a time of intense tribulation and crisis; (4) the participation, in the outworking of God’s purposes, of a transcendent figure seen as one like a man, or the Son of Man; (5) the belief that the day of the Lord, the day of his victory over the powers of evil, would be accompanied by the resurrection of the dead (or at least of the righteous dead). It is clear from the Gospels that Jesus taught and carried on his ministry in light of this Jewish apocalyptic understanding. The battle with evil powers was signaled in his exorcism of demons and interpreted in parables, such as the one about the strong man, whose realm is invaded by one stronger than he (Lk 11:17–22). Satan’s power over this present age is breaking (Lk 10:18); the “prince of this world” shall now be cast out (Jn 12:31). Jesus is the apocalyptic Son of Man in whom the reign of God is already breaking into this age, and who will come again to gather his righteous ones (Lk 13:27), raise the dead (Jn 5:28–29) and exercise judgment (Mt 25:31–32). The Olivet discourse, Jesus’ teaching about the crisis of the present and the judgment to come (Mk 13; Mt 24–25; Lk 21), conveys a sense of urgency and imminence. And Matthew’s account of the signs accompanying Jesus’ crucifixion (darkness, earthquake, raisings of the dead—Mt 27:45, 51–53) surely communicates the conviction that this event signaled the coming of the last days. On the basis of Jesus’ life and teaching, his death and resurrection, and the experience of the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost (which was perceived as an evidence that the last days had come—Acts 2:14–21), the early church lived under the intense conviction that the final chapter of the scroll of history was being unrolled. Paul shared this conviction. In his correspondence with the Christians in Thessalonica, he expresses his hope regarding the nearness of the Lord’s return (1 Thess 4:13–14) but also reminds them that his return will be preceded by a time of tribulation, the evidence of evil’s last struggle to retain control of the world (2 Thess 2). In the cross, the principalities and powers are defeated (Col 2:15). Jesus’ resurrection is the downpayment, the first fruits, of the resurrection to come (1 Cor 15:2–23). And because the era of resurrection has already been inaugurated, believers are those who have been transferred from the dominion of darkness into the kingdom of his beloved Son (Col 1:13); they are those on whom the end of the ages has come (1 Cor 10:11). At the same time, believers are participants in the final end-time struggle against the powers of evil (Eph 6:10–18). Against the background of this world-view and within the context of these convictions about living in the last days, Paul’s language about “the present crisis” and “the time is short” must be understood. His counsel to the various groups addressed in 1 Corinthians 7 “to remain” in their present relational and institutional contexts, and in those contexts to “live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord” (1 Cor 7:35), is eminently appropriate. Life can no longer be lived in its normal, ordinary way, “for this world in its present form is passing away” (1 Cor 7:31). This conviction about the transitional nature of the present determines Paul’s thinking about the various arenas of life in 1 Corinthians 7:29–31. Christians are “new creations” (2 Cor 5:17), and even though they are still living in this world they are no longer of this world (see Jn 17:15–16), but already part of a new order (“the old has gone, the new has come,” 2 Cor 5:17). Therefore, “from now on those who have wives should live as if they had none.” This statement is followed by four more “as if” contrasts, representative of various areas of life and work and relationships. The point Paul makes is simply that all of life—in light of the fact that Christians are already people of the new creation and that the old order is therefore no longer determinative—must be lived in a new key. In contrast to the Corinthian spiritualists who wanted to reject marriage, Paul affirms it, but the values and priorities of persons living in this and other human institutions must be kingdom values. There is a higher loyalty than even that to one another in the covenant of marriage. The ordinary structures and expectations which are part of this present order of things—such as the use of power and status to subject others, whether in marriage or social arrangements like slavery—are no longer valid and determinative. Christians are members of a new order while still living in the final days of the old order. And so they should live “as if” the new order had already arrived. And in that new order, even divinely ordained institutions like marriage will be radically transformed. A CALENDAR AND A WASTEBASKET "... brethren, the time is short." 1 Corinthians 7:29 It was the last day of the month. Taking my desk calendar and reviewing the engagements fulfilled, the projects accomplished, and the obligations met, I tore it from the pad, rolled it up into a wad and threw it into the wastebasket. As I did so, however, I was arrested with the thought: that which I'm disposing of represents an entire month of my life. Have I been faithful in accomplishing that which the Lord has given me to do during those days? Were those precious minutes and hours utilized in the very best way? Or could it be that time has been squandered, opportunities disregarded, and the minutes wasted? Could it be possible that the month itself had been spent in such a way that God considered it fit only for the "wastebasket" of broken vows and dead works? Frequently we categorize our misdemeanors, putting some down as greater than others. If we are at all justified in doing this, I believe one of the worst sins on the list is that of wasting time. Those hours, minutes, and seconds which are given to us must be considered as a treasured trust. They must not be wasted nor put to improper use, for they can never be recalled. On various occasions I have been startled by the sudden realization that the immediate, passing seconds would soon be beyond recall. This particular moment which is mine right now will never come again. Each passing second slips away, never to return. Especially Christians, who believe the coming of the Lord draweth nigh, and that we are living in the midnight hour of this age, should endeavor to spend every day in pursuits which are profitable and which glorify God. Yes, another month is gone! It's time to tear that current page from the calendar and throw it into the wastebasket. May that act, however, not characterize the quality of its activity. Rather than throwing away the months, let us give them to the Lord. Don't just count days, make the days count; for "lost time" is never "found" again! Phillip Brooks - Brethren, the time is short.—I Cor. 7:29. Life as a part, life set upon the background of eternity, life recognized as the temporary form of that whose substance is everlasting, that is short; we wait for, we expect its end. And remember that to the Christian the interpretation of all this is in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. "I am He that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore." The. earthly life set against the eternal life, the incorporate earthly form uttering here for a time the everlasting and essential being, those years shut in out of the eternities between the birth and the ascension, that resurrection opening the prospect of the life that never was to end,—these are the never failing interpretation to the man who believes in them of the temporal and eternal in his own experience. Does the precept run "Believe in Good, In Justice, Truth, now understood For the first time"?—or, "Believe in Me, Who lived and died, yet essentially Am Lord of Life"? Browning 1 Corinthians 7:30 and those who weep, as though they did not weep; and those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; and those who buy, as though they did not possess; Amplified And those who weep and mourn as though they were not weeping and mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess anything, Wuest and those who are weeping be as though they are not weeping, and those who are rejoicing as though not rejoicing, and those who are purchasing in the market place as though they did not possess anything, (Eerdmans Publishing - used by permission) NET 1 Corinthians 7:30 those with tears like those not weeping, those who rejoice like those not rejoicing, those who buy like those without possessions, NLT 1 Corinthians 7:30 Those who weep or who rejoice or who buy things should not be absorbed by their weeping or their joy or their possessions. ESV 1 Corinthians 7:30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, NIV 1 Corinthians 7:30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; GNT 1 Corinthians 7:30 καὶ οἱ κλαίοντες ὡς μὴ κλαίοντες καὶ οἱ χαίροντες ὡς μὴ χαίροντες καὶ οἱ ἀγοράζοντες ὡς μὴ κατέχοντες, KJV 1 Corinthians 7:30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; YLT 1 Corinthians 7:30 and those weeping, as not weeping; and those rejoicing, as not rejoicing; and those buying, as not possessing; ASV 1 Corinthians 7:30 and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not; CSB 1 Corinthians 7:30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, NKJ 1 Corinthians 7:30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, NRS 1 Corinthians 7:30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, NAB 1 Corinthians 7:30 those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning, NJB 1 Corinthians 7:30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning; those who enjoy life as though they did not enjoy it; those who have been buying property as though they had no possessions; GWN 1 Corinthians 7:30 Those who have eyes filled with tears should live as though they have no sorrow. Those who are happy should live as though there was nothing to be happy about. Those who buy something should live as though they didn't own it. BBE 1 Corinthians 7:30 And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing; weep: Ps 30:5 Ps 126:5,6 Ec 3:4 Isa 25:8 30:19 Lu 6:21,25 16:25 Joh 16:22 Rev 7:17 18:7 1 Corinthians 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance. (Turn, Turn, Turn by the Byrds - not bad theology!)
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Spurgeon - This world is fading away! Hate the world, value its treasure at a cheap price, estimate its gems as nothing but fakes, and its strength as nothing but dreams. Do not think that you will lose any pleasure, but rather remember the saying of that early Church leader Chrysostom … "Despise riches, and you will be rich; despise glory, and you will be glorious; despise injuries, and you will be a conqueror; despise rest, and you will gain rest; despise the earth, and you will gain heaven!" J C
1 Coríntios 7
Spurgeon - ‘Without carefulness’ ‘I would have you without carefulness.’ 1 Corinthians 7:32 I wish to say a word to some whose occupations prevent their attendance at the house of God. I am not going to censure or judge any, but I will say this: whenever I hear of a young man who has a situation with a moderate salary, who is able to get out to worship, and has the whole Sabbath-day to himself, so that he can help in the Sunday-school, and perhaps in some week-evening engagements, if I hear that he is offered twice as much money in a place where he must be shut out from worship and service, I hope he will look long before he makes the bargain. If part of the Sabbath must go, and all week-night privileges must go, I would in most cases say, ‘My brother, forego the temporal advantage for the sake of the spiritual.’ There may be exceptions to rules, and I lay down nothing as a hard-and-fast rule, but still let this be the general guide in such matters, ‘I would have you without carefulness.’ If it be so that he who has less has less care, let me have less. He who has a moderate income, with small responsibility, is a richer man than he who has twice as much, with twice as much responsibility, and only half as much opportunity of serving his God. For you, Christians, the best place you can have is where you can do most for Jesus; and the worst place you can have is where you are denied Christian privileges. No amount of salary can make up to you the disadvantage of being kept from the assemblies of the saints, or can make up to your soul the loss sustained by excessive labour in the house of bondage. ‘I would have you without carefulness.’ 1 Corinthians 7:33 but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, Amplified But the married man is anxious about worldly matters—how he may please his wife— Wuest But he who is married is concerned with the things of the world, how he may please his wife, a (Eerdmans Publishing - used by permission) NET 1 Corinthians 7:33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife, NLT 1 Corinthians 7:33 But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. ESV 1 Corinthians 7:33 But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, NIV 1 Corinthians 7:33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife-- GNT 1 Corinthians 7:33 ὁ δὲ γαμήσας μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κόσμου, πῶς ἀρέσῃ τῇ γυναικί, KJV 1 Corinthians 7:33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. YLT 1 Corinthians 7:33 and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how he shall please the wife. ASV 1 Corinthians 7:33 but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife, CSB 1 Corinthians 7:33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world-- how he may please his wife-- NKJ 1 Corinthians 7:33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world-- how he may please his wife. NRS 1 Corinthians 7:33 but the married man is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please his wife, NAB 1 Corinthians 7:33 But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, NJB 1 Corinthians 7:33 but the man who is married gives his mind to the affairs of this world and to how he can please his wife, and he is divided in mind. GWN 1 Corinthians 7:33 But the married man is concerned about earthly things, that is, about how he can please his wife. BBE 1 Corinthians 7:33 But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife. concerned: Ne 5:1-5 Lu 12:22 1Th 4:11-12 1Ti 5:8 how: 1Co 7:3 1Sa 1:4-8 Eph 5:25-33 Col 3:19 1Pe 3:7 1 Corinthians 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries MARRIED MAN'S CONCERN but one who is married is (present tense - continually) concerned (merimnao) about the things of the world (kosmos), how he may please (aresko) his wife - The next phrase his interests are divided seems better at the end of his verse. And the man need to be concerned for Paul admonishes in 1 Ti 5:8 "if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." While it is not a perfect parallel there are some similarities to Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount when He declared No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.(Mt 6:24+) Arnold - The married man has divided interests and loyalties. He wants to please the Lord and he wants to please his wife. Both are legitimate, God-given pursuits. The married man has obligations he must discharge and this demands some attention to the things of the world. In fact, the married man has the potential to get all wrapped up in worldly pursuits to care for his wife and family and forget his higher responsibility of service to Christ. This can be devastating to the spiritual life of a man. Related Resource: Give Me An Undivided Heart Play Craig Smith's oldie but goodie - Single Heart (and Pure Heart and the prayer "Fashion in me a heart's that's thirsting for You. Amen) 1 Corinthians 7:34 and his interests are divided. The woman who is unmarried, and the virgin, is concerned about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. Amplified And he is drawn in diverging directions [his interests are divided and he is distracted from his devotion to God]. And the unmarried woman or girl is concerned and anxious about the matters of the Lord, how to be wholly separated and set apart in body and spirit; but the married woman has her cares [centered] in earthly affairs—how she may please her husband. Wuest and is distracted. Both the unmarried woman and the virgin seek to promote the interests of the things of the Lord in order that they may be set-apart ones to God and His service both with respect to the body and the spirit. But the woman who is married is concerned with the things of the world, how she may please her husband. (Eerdmans Publishing - used by permission) NET 1 Corinthians 7:34 and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband. NLT 1 Corinthians 7:34 His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband. ESV 1 Corinthians 7:34 and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. NIV 1 Corinthians 7:34 and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband. GNT 1 Corinthians 7:34 καὶ μεμέρισται. καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἡ ἄγαμος καὶ ἡ παρθένος μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κυρίου, ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ τῷ σώματι καὶ τῷ πνεύματι· ἡ δὲ γαμήσασα μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κόσμου, πῶς ἀρέσῃ τῷ ἀνδρί. KJV 1 Corinthians 7:34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. YLT 1 Corinthians 7:34 The wife and the virgin have been distinguished: the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit, and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how she shall please the husband. ASV 1 Corinthians 7:34 and is divided. So also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. CSB 1 Corinthians 7:34 and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world-- how she may please her husband. NKJ 1 Corinthians 7:34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world-- how she may please her husband. NRS 1 Corinthians 7:34 and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin are anxious about the affairs of the Lord, so that they may be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please her husband. NAB 1 Corinthians 7:34 and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand, is anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. NJB 1 Corinthians 7:34 So, too, the unmarried woman, and the virgin, gives her mind to the Lord's affairs and to being holy in body and spirit; but the married woman gives her mind to the affairs of this world and to how she can please her husband. GWN 1 Corinthians 7:34 His attention is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the Lord's things so that she may be holy in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about earthly things, that is, about how she can please her husband. BBE 1 Corinthians 7:34 And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband. is concerned: Lu 2:36,37 2Co 7:11,12 8:16 11:28 1Ti 3:5 Tit 3:8 both: 1Co 6:20 Ro 6:13 12:1,2 Php 1:20 1Th 5:23 she may: Lu 10:40-42 1 Corinthians 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DIVIDED LOYALTIES And his interests are divided - ICB (International Children's Bible) - "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 give herself fully--body and soul--to the Lord. But a married woman is busy with things of the world. She is trying to please her husband." Stephen Armstrong - If we are married, whether husband or wife, then naturally we have our attention and allegiances divided. This is true even when our spouse is a believer who also wants to follow the Lord. The reality of marriage is that we care for the other person to a degree that causes us to second guess the Lord’s call • And Paul is trying to help us follow the Lord with the least distraction possible The woman who is unmarried (agamos), and the virgin, is concerned about the things of the Lord that she may be holy both in body and spirit - ICB - "is busy with the Lord's work. She wants to give herself fully--body and soul--to the Lord." NLT = "can be more devoted to the Lord in body and in spirit, Arnold - An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world how she can please her husband. The unmarried woman can serve the Lord better because she has fewer distractions. She is set apart (holy) in body and spirit to more complete service to Christ. The married woman must divide her attention between Christ, husband and children and this is the right thing to do.