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1 Coríntios 7

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1 Coríntios 7:1

The Corinthians were asking Paul whether it was right for lawfully married Christians, once they were baptized, to enjoy sexual relations with each other. Paul answered by praising chastity, condemning fornication and allowing conjugal relations. — Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians 200

1 Coríntios 7:3

Human laws demand that women be chaste and if they are not they are punished for it, but they do not demand the same from men. Since it was men who made the laws, they did not make themselves equal with woman but allowed themselves extra indulgence. The holy apostle, however, inspired by divine grace, was the first one who made the law of chastity apply to men as well. — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 201

1 Coríntios 7:5

If a woman stays away from her husband, she will make him angry, and vice versa. That is why Paul insists that it must be by mutual consent. — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 201

1 Coríntios 7:7

Paul comforts those who are married by saying that marriage is a gift of God. — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 202

1 Coríntios 7:10

Here Paul recalls the words of the Lord [in Matthew 5:32]: "Whoever puts away his wife, except for fornication, makes her an adulteress." — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 204

1 Coríntios 7:15

The believing partner is not to be the cause of the divorce. But if the unbelieving partner wants to separate, the believing partner is innocent and free from any accusation. — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 205

1 Coríntios 7:21

Paul is saying that no slave should run away, using religion as his excuse. — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 207

1 Coríntios 7:40

Note that Paul does not say that a woman who contracts a second marriage will be unhappy. Rather he says that she will be happier if she remains single. It is all a matter of degree. — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 212