G3588–ὁ–ho

But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what [supplied: is] seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.

τὸ to “the”τὸ to “what”τῷ tō “to the”

But if any one think that he behaves unseemly to his virginity, if he be beyond the flower of his age, and so it must be, let him do what he will, he does not sin: let them marry.

τὴν tēn “the”

But he who stands firm in his heart, having no need, but has authority over his own will, and has judged this in his heart to keep his own virginity, he does well.

τῇ tēa “the”τοῦ tou “the”τῇ tēa “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τὴν tēn “<the>”

So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.

ὁ ho “the [one]”τὴν tēn “<the>”ὁ ho “the [one]”

A wife is bound for whatever time her husband lives; but if the husband be fallen asleep, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in [supplied: the] Lord.

ὁ ho “the”ὁ ho “the”

But she is happier if she so remain, according to my judgment; but I think that *I* also have God's Spirit.

τὴν tēn “<the>”

But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

τῶν tōn “the”ἡ hē “<the>”ἡ hē “<the>”

But if any one love God, *he* is known of him):

τὸν ton “<the>”

-- concerning then the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol [supplied: is] nothing in [supplied: the] world, and that there [supplied: is] no other God save one.

τῆς tēs “the”τῶν tōn “of the”

For and if indeed there are [supplied: those] called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there are gods many, and lords many,)

τῆς tēs “<the>”

yet to us [supplied: there is] one God, the Father, of whom all things, and *we* for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom [supplied: are] all things, and *we* by him.

ὁ ho “the”τὰ ta “the [things]”τὰ ta “the [things]”

But knowledge [supplied: is] not in all: but some, with conscience of the idol, until now eat as of a thing sacrificed to idols; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

ἡ hē “this”τῇ tēa “<the>”τοῦ tou “of the”ἡ hē “the”

But meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor if we should eat have we an advantage.

τῷ tō “<the>”

But see lest anywise this your right [supplied: to eat] itself be a stumbling-block to the weak.

ἡ hē “the”τοῖς tois “to those”

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol?

τὸν ton “who”ἡ hē “the”τὸ to “<the>”τὰ ta “the”

and the weak [supplied: one], the brother for whose sake Christ died, will perish through thy knowledge.

ὁ ho “the [one] who”τῇ tēa “<the>”ὁ ho “the”

Now, thus sinning against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

τοὺς tous “the”τὴν tēn “<the>”

Wherefore if meat be a fall-trap to my brother, I will eat no flesh for ever, that I may not be a fall-trap to my brother.

τὸν ton “the”τὸν ton “the”τὸν ton “the”

Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not *ye* my work in [supplied: the] Lord?

τὸν ton “the”τὸ to “the”

If I am not an apostle to others, yet at any rate I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are *ye* in [supplied: the] Lord.

ἡ hē “the”τῆς tēs “<the>”

My defence to those who examine me is this:

ἡ hē “<the>”τοῖς tois “to those”

have we not a right to take round a sister [supplied: as] wife, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

οἱ hoi “the”οἱ hoi “the”τοῦ tou “of the”

Or *I* alone and Barnabas, have we not a right not to work?

τοῦ tou “<the>”

Who ever carries on war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? or who herds a flock and does not eat of the milk of the flock?

τὸν ton “the”τοῦ tou “the”τῆς tēs “of the”

Do I speak these things as a man, or does not the law also say these things?

ὁ ho “the”