G1161–δέ–de

And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart -- not having necessity -- and hath authority over his own will, and this he hath determined in his heart -- to keep his own virgin -- doth well;

δὲ de “however”δὲ de “however”

so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.

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A wife hath been bound by law as long time as her husband may live, and if her husband may sleep, she is free to be married to whom she will -- only in the Lord;

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and she is happier if she may so remain -- according to my judgment; and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

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And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;

δὲ de “now”δὲ de “but”

and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth `him' to know;

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and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.

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but not in all men `is' the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat `it', and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

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But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

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but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

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and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience -- in regard to Christ ye sin;

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And I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for `it is' good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void;

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for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted!

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And this I do because of the good news, that a fellow-partaker of it I may become;

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have ye not known that those running in a race -- all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;

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and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;

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and all the same spiritual drink did drink, for they were drinking of a spiritual rock following them, and the rock was the Christ;

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and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.

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And all these things as types did happen to those persons, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the end of the ages did come,

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No temptation hath taken you -- except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear `it'.

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`no,' but that the things that the nations sacrifice -- they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not wish you to come into the fellowship of the demons.

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and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;

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and if any one may say to you, `This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,' -- do not eat, because of that one who shewed `it', and of the conscience, for the Lord's `is' the earth and its fulness:

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and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why `is it' that my liberty is judged by another's conscience?

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and if I thankfully do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?

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