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1 Corinthians 7 6
I say this as a concession, not as a command. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 4 2
Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 7 12
To the rest I say this( I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 7 40
In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is— and I think that I too have the Spirit of God. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 8 8-2 Corinthians 8 10
I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. (niv)
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Psalms 78:63
Fire consumed their young men, and their young women had no wedding songs; (niv)
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2 Corinthians 4 1-2 Corinthians 4 2
Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. (niv)
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1 Timothy 1 12-1 Timothy 1 16
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners— of whom I am the worst.But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 11 17
In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would, but as a fool. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 7 28
But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 2 17
Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 7 10
To the married I give this command( not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 7 36-1 Corinthians 7 38
If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin— this man also does the right thing.So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 15 10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them— yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 7 34
and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world— how she can please her husband. (niv)