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1 Corinthians 7:25

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

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Περὶpericoncerningπερίpreposition — “concerning”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “concerning”.concerningδὲdeyetδέconjunction — “yet”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.yetτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.παρθένωνparthenōnvirginπαρθένος (parthenos)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “virgin”, the of-formG3933a maiden, virgin; extended to men who have not known women.ἐπιταγὴνepitagēncommandἐπιταγή (epitagē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “command”, the object formG2003instruction, command, order, authority.This verse uses “command”.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔχωechōto haveἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.γνώμηνgnōmēnresolutionγνώμη (gnōmē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “resolution”, the object formG1106opinion, counsel, judgment, intention, decree.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.δίδωμιdidōmito giveδίδωμιverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to give”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἠλεημένοςēleēmenosto have mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have mercy”, a completed action with a present resultG1653I pity, have mercy on.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.κυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.πιστὸςpistosfaithfulπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “faithful”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.faithfulεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.

Young’s Literal Translation

And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:

World English Bible

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

Darby Translation

But concerning virgins, I have no commandment of [the] Lord; but I give my opinion, as having received mercy of [the] Lord to be faithful.

Douay-Rheims

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful.

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