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1Cr 7:36 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

his virgin		Some interpret this of a man's continuing in a state of celibacy, and render [parthenos ( parqeÑnov )] not a virgin, but virginity; but such a construction of the original appears without example. It appears most obvious to explain it of a parent, or guardian, who had the charge of a virgin; and Kypke has shown that [ ( )] is an elegant phrase for his virgin daughter.
the flower		1Sa 2:33
and need		1Cr 7:9,37
he sinneth		1Cr 7:28.

Correlating Passages

the flower

1Sa 2:33

And the man of thine, [whom] I shall not cut off from mine altar, [shall be] to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

and need

	1Cr 7:9	But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
	1Cr 7:37	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.

he sinneth

1Cr 7:28

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.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Corinthians 7:36," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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