1 Corinthians 7:35

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I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.

World English Bible (WEB)

And{G1161} this{G5124} I speak{G3004}{(G5719)} for{G4314} your{G5216} own{G846} profit{G4851}{(G5723)}; not{G3756} that{G2443} I may cast{G1911}{(G5632)} a snare{G1029} upon you{G5213}, but{G235} for that which{G4314} is comely{G2158}, and{G2532} that ye may attend upon{G2145} the Lord{G2962} without distraction{G563}.

Strong's King James

(35) But I say this to your own advantage, not to put a restriction upon you! Rather towards what is of higher repute and without distraction to The אָדוֹן Adonai-Lord.

The F.O.G

[35] I'm saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Master.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,

Young's Literal Translation

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1 Corinthians 7:35

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Jean Paul Joseph

1 Corinthians 7:35