1 Corinthians 7

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1 Corinthians 7 is a chapter in the New Testament that addresses Christian teaching on marriage, singleness, and sexual ethics as part of Paul’s guidance to the Corinthian church.

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1 Corinthians 7 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ
chapter of the New Testament ⓘ
addressedTo Christian community in Corinth ⓘ
addressesQuestion how present distress affects marriage decisions ⓘ
whether believers should divorce unbelieving spouses ⓘ
whether it is good not to marry ⓘ
whether virgins should marry ⓘ
author Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Paul
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in most Christian traditions ⓘ
citedIn Christian theological discussions on divorce and remarriage ⓘ
containsTeachingOn abstinence in marriage by mutual consent ⓘ
freedom to marry or not marry ⓘ
gift of celibacy ⓘ
mixed marriages between believers and unbelievers ⓘ
mutual conjugal rights in marriage ⓘ
pastoral advice versus direct commands ⓘ
present distress or crisis ⓘ
remaining in the calling in which one was called ⓘ
remaining unmarried ⓘ
separation and divorce ⓘ
the passing form of this world ⓘ
undivided devotion to the Lord ⓘ
virgins and betrothed persons ⓘ
widowhood ⓘ
emphasizes contentment in one’s life situation ⓘ
eschatological perspective on marriage ⓘ
freedom to serve the Lord without distraction ⓘ
holiness in marital and sexual conduct ⓘ
genre epistolary instruction ⓘ
influentialIn Christian doctrine of celibacy ⓘ
Christian doctrine of marriage ⓘ
Christian sexual ethics ⓘ
languageOfOriginal Koine Greek ⓘ
literaryContext response to questions from the Corinthian church ⓘ
locatedIn Bible ⓘ
Christian New Testament canon ⓘ
partOf First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
positionInWork 7 ⓘ
primaryTheme calling and life situation ⓘ
celibacy ⓘ
divorce ⓘ
marital obligations ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
sexual ethics ⓘ
singleness ⓘ
traditionallyDatedTo mid-first century AD ⓘ

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