1 Corinthians 7:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:36 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:36 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Corinthians 7:36 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:36 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 7:36
“Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:36: any, think, himself
“If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:36: any, think, himself
“Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:36: any, pass, let
“And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Molech: Gr. Moloch”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:36: any, pass, let
“Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:36: any, himself, let
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