SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:28

7:28a But if you do marry,

However, if you do marry,
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But if you do take a wife,

7:28b you have not sinned.

you are not sinning.
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you have not done anything wrong in God’s sight/opinion.

7:28c And if a virgin marries,

And if a Christian girl/virgin marries,
-or-
And if the unmarried women ⌊you wrote to me about⌋ do get married,

7:28d she has not sinned.

she not sinning.
-or-
that is not a sin.

7:28e But those who marry will face troubles in this life,

But as you know, people who get married will suffer difficulties in their daily life,
-or-
However, married people will experience unpleasant/painful things in their life in this world,

7:28f and I want to spare you this.

and I would like you to be free from suffering such troubles.
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and I do not want you to have to experience/suffer those difficulties.
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and I would like to keep you from having hard things like that happen to you.

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