1 Corinthians 7:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:27 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:27 — KJV
“Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”
— 1 Corinthians 7:27 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:27 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 7:27
“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:27: art, bound, loosed
“Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:27: art, bound, loosed
“And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:27: art, wife
“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. a man's...: Heb. married to an husband”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:27: art, wife
“And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:27: art, wife
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