1 Corintios 7
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Respuestas acerca del matrimonio
7 En cuanto a las cosas de que me escribisteis, bueno es para el hombre(A) no tocar mujer. 2 No obstante, por razón de las inmoralidades, que cada uno tenga su propia mujer, y cada una tenga su propio marido. 3 Que el marido cumpla su deber para con su mujer, e igualmente la mujer lo cumpla con el marido. 4 La mujer no tiene autoridad sobre su propio cuerpo, sino el marido. Y asimismo el marido no tiene autoridad sobre su propio cuerpo, sino la mujer. 5 No os privéis el uno del otro(B), excepto de común acuerdo y por cierto[a] tiempo, para dedicaros a la oración; volved después a juntaros[b] a fin de que Satanás(C) no os tiente por causa de vuestra falta de dominio propio. 6 Mas esto digo por vía de concesión, no como una orden(D). 7 Sin embargo[c], yo desearía que todos los hombres fueran como yo(E). No obstante, cada cual ha recibido[d] de Dios su propio don(F), uno de una manera y otro de otra.
8 A los solteros y a las viudas digo que es bueno para ellos(G) si se quedan como yo(H). 9 Pero si carecen de dominio propio, cásense(I); que mejor es casarse que quemarse. 10 A los casados instruyo, no yo, sino el Señor(J): que la mujer no debe dejar al[e] marido 11 (pero si lo deja, quédese sin casar, o de lo contrario que se reconcilie con su marido), y que el marido no abandone a su mujer. 12 Pero a los demás digo yo, no el Señor(K), que si un hermano tiene una mujer que no es creyente, y ella consiente en vivir con él, no la abandone. 13 Y la mujer cuyo marido no es creyente, y él consiente en vivir con ella, no abandone a su marido. 14 Porque el marido que no es creyente es santificado por medio de su mujer; y la mujer que no es creyente es santificada por medio de su marido creyente[f]; de otra manera vuestros hijos serían inmundos, mas ahora son santos(L). 15 Sin embargo, si el que no es creyente se separa, que se separe; en tales casos el hermano o la hermana no están obligados[g], sino que Dios nos[h] ha llamado para vivir en paz(M). 16 Pues ¿cómo sabes tú, mujer, si salvarás a tu marido? ¿O cómo sabes tú, marido, si salvarás a tu mujer(N)?
Andad en la voluntad de Dios
17 Fuera de esto[i], según el Señor ha asignado a cada uno(O), según Dios llamó a cada cual, así ande. Y esto ordeno en todas las iglesias(P). 18 ¿Fue llamado alguno ya circuncidado? Quédese circuncidado[j]. ¿Fue llamado alguno estando incircuncidado[k]? No se circuncide(Q). 19 La circuncisión nada es, y nada es la incircuncisión(R), sino el guardar los mandamientos de Dios(S). 20 Cada uno permanezca en la condición[l] en que fue llamado(T). 21 ¿Fuiste llamado siendo esclavo? No te preocupes; aunque si puedes obtener tu libertad[m], prefiérelo[n]. 22 Porque el que fue llamado por[o] el Señor siendo esclavo, liberto es del Señor(U); de la misma manera, el que fue llamado siendo libre, esclavo es de Cristo(V). 23 Comprados fuisteis por precio(W); no os hagáis esclavos de los hombres. 24 Hermanos, cada uno permanezca con Dios en la condición[p] en que fue llamado(X).
Sobre casarse o no casarse
25 En cuanto a las doncellas[q] no tengo mandamiento del Señor(Y), pero doy mi opinión como el que habiendo recibido la misericordia del Señor(Z) es digno de confianza. 26 Creo, pues, que esto es bueno en vista de la presente[r] aflicción(AA); es decir, que es bueno que el hombre(AB) se quede como está[s]. 27 ¿Estás unido[t] a mujer? No procures separarte[u]. ¿Estás libre de mujer? No busques mujer. 28 Pero si te casas, no has pecado; y si una doncella se casa, no ha pecado. Sin embargo, ellos[v] tendrán problemas en esta vida[w], y yo os los quiero evitar. 29 Mas esto digo, hermanos: el tiempo ha sido acortado(AC); de modo que de ahora en adelante los que tienen mujer sean como si no la tuvieran; 30 y los que lloran, como si no lloraran; y los que se regocijan, como si no se regocijaran; y los que compran, como si no tuvieran nada; 31 y los que aprovechan el mundo, como si no lo aprovecharan plenamente(AD); porque la apariencia de este mundo es pasajera(AE). 32 Mas quiero que estéis libres de preocupación. El soltero se preocupa por las cosas del Señor, cómo puede agradar al Señor(AF); 33 pero el casado se preocupa por las cosas del mundo, de cómo agradar a su mujer, 34 y sus intereses están divididos. Y la mujer que no está casada y la doncella se preocupan[x] por las cosas del Señor, para ser santas tanto en cuerpo como en espíritu; pero la casada se preocupa por las cosas del mundo, de cómo agradar a su marido. 35 Y esto digo para vuestro propio beneficio; no para poneros restricción, sino para promover lo que es honesto y para asegurar vuestra constante devoción al Señor.
36 Pero si alguno cree que no está obrando correctamente con respecto a su hija virgen, si ella es de edad madura, y si es necesario que así se haga, que haga lo que quiera, no peca; que se case[y]. 37 Pero el que está firme en su corazón, y sin presión alguna[z], y tiene control sobre[aa] su propia voluntad, y ha decidido en su corazón conservar soltera[ab] a su hija, bien hará. 38 Así los dos, el que da en matrimonio a su hija virgen, hace bien; y el que no la da en matrimonio, hace mejor.
39 La mujer está ligada mientras el marido vive; pero si el marido muere[ac], está en libertad(AG) de casarse con quien desee, solo que en el Señor(AH). 40 Pero en mi opinión(AI), será más feliz si se queda como está; y creo que yo también tengo el Espíritu de Dios.
Footnotes
- 1 Corintios 7:5 Lit., un
- 1 Corintios 7:5 Lit., estad juntos
- 1 Corintios 7:7 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: Porque
- 1 Corintios 7:7 Lit., tiene
- 1 Corintios 7:10 Lit., separarse del
- 1 Corintios 7:14 Lit., del hermano
- 1 Corintios 7:15 Lit., sujetos a servidumbre
- 1 Corintios 7:15 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: os
- 1 Corintios 7:17 Lit., Solamente
- 1 Corintios 7:18 Lit., No se haga incircunciso
- 1 Corintios 7:18 Lit., en incircuncisión
- 1 Corintios 7:20 Lit., el llamamiento
- 1 Corintios 7:21 Lit., también hacerte libre
- 1 Corintios 7:21 Lit., más bien aprovéchate de ello
- 1 Corintios 7:22 Lit., en
- 1 Corintios 7:24 Lit., en esto
- 1 Corintios 7:25 O, vírgenes
- 1 Corintios 7:26 O, inminente
- 1 Corintios 7:26 Lit., sea
- 1 Corintios 7:27 Lit., atado
- 1 Corintios 7:27 Lit., ser libertado
- 1 Corintios 7:28 Lit., los tales
- 1 Corintios 7:28 Lit., tribulaciones en la carne
- 1 Corintios 7:34 Algunos mss. dicen: Hay asimismo diferencia entre la casada y la doncella. La doncella se preocupa
- 1 Corintios 7:36 Lit., que se casen
- 1 Corintios 7:37 O, no teniendo necesidad
- 1 Corintios 7:37 Lit., en cuanto a
- 1 Corintios 7:37 O, virgen
- 1 Corintios 7:39 Lit., duerme
1 Corinthians 7
King James Version
7 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.
9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
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;
31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
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.
35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 7
English Standard Version
Principles for Marriage
7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: (A)“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3 (B)The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 (C)Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, (D)so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6 Now as a concession, (E)not a command, I say this.[a] 7 (F)I wish that all were (G)as I myself am. But (H)each has his own gift from God, (I)one of one kind and one of another.
8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that (J)it is good for them to remain single, (K)as I am. 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, (L)they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10 To the married (M)I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): (N)the wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, (O)she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and (P)the husband should not divorce his wife.
12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. 13 If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. (Q)Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you[b] (R)to peace. 16 For how do you know, wife, (S)whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Live as You Are Called
17 Only let each person lead the life[c] (T)that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. (U)This is my rule in (V)all the churches. 18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? (W)Let him not seek circumcision. 19 (X)For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but (Y)keeping the commandments of God. 20 (Z)Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. 21 Were you a bondservant[d] when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) 22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is (AA)a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is (AB)a bondservant of Christ. 23 (AC)You were bought with a price; (AD)do not become bondservants of men. 24 So, brothers,[e] (AE)in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.
The Unmarried and the Widowed
25 Now concerning[f] the betrothed,[g] (AF)I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as (AG)one who by the Lord's mercy is (AH)trustworthy. 26 I think that in view of the present[h] distress (AI)it is good for a person to remain as he is. 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman[i] marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that. 29 This is what I mean, brothers: (AJ)the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, 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 (AK)as though they had no goods, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For (AL)the present form of this world is passing away.
32 I want you to be (AM)free from anxieties. (AN)The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. 33 But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, 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. 35 I say this for your own benefit, (AO)not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.
36 If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed,[j] if his[k] passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. 37 But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. 38 So then he who marries his betrothed (AP)does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.
39 (AQ)A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only (AR)in the Lord. 40 Yet (AS)in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think (AT)that I too have the Spirit of God.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 7:6 Or I say this:
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 Some manuscripts us
- 1 Corinthians 7:17 Or each person walk in the way
- 1 Corinthians 7:21 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verses 22 (twice), 23
- 1 Corinthians 7:24 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
- 1 Corinthians 7:25 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
- 1 Corinthians 7:25 Greek virgins
- 1 Corinthians 7:26 Or impending
- 1 Corinthians 7:28 Greek virgin; also verse 34
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Greek virgin; also verses 37, 38
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or her
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