1 Corinthians 7:39 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 7:39 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 →
γυνὴ
gynḗ
G1135
woman
δέδεται
déō
G1210
to bind
ἐφ’
epí
G1909
upon
ὅσον
hósos
G3745
how much
χρόνον
chrónos
G5550
time
ζῇ
záō
G2198
to live
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνὴρ
anḗr
G435
man
αὐτῆς
autós
G846
he
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
κοιμηθῇ
koimáō
G2837
to sleep
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνήρ
anḗr
G435
man
ἐλευθέρα
eleútheros
G1658
free
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ᾧ
hós
G3739
who
θέλει
thélō
G2309
to will
γαμηθῆναι
gaméō
G1060
to marry off
μόνον
mónon
G3440
only
ἐν
en
G1722
in
κυρίῳ
kýrios
G2962
Lord
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World English Bible Public Domain
A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord.
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King James Version Public Domain
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
A wife is bound for as long as her husband lives. But if the husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, but only in the Lord.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).