1 Corinthians 7:36 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 7:36 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δέ
dé
G1161
but
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἀσχημονεῖν
aschēmonéō
G807
to behave unseemly
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
παρθένον
parthénos
G3933
virgin
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
νομίζει
nomízō
G3543
to hold custom
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
ᾖ
eimí
G1510
to be
ὑπέρακμος
hypérakmos
G5230
overripe
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
ὀφείλει
opheílō
G3784
to owe
γίνεσθαι
gínomai
G1096
to become
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
θέλει
thélō
G2309
to will
ποιείτω
poiéō
G4160
to make
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
ἁμαρτάνει
hamartánō
G264
to sin
γαμείτωσαν
gaméō
G1060
to marry off
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World English Bible Public Domain
But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn't sin. Let them marry.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But if anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin—if she is beyond the age of marriage and it must be so—he should do what he wants. He is not sinning; let them marry.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).