Yet I would (θελω δε). "But I wish." Followed by accusative and infinitive (ανθρωπους εινα). This is Paul's personal preference un…

For I would, etc. I would prefer.

That all men, etc. That Paul was unmarried is evident from 1 Corinthians 9:5…

For I would that all men were even as I myself.—Better, I wish rather that all men were as I <…

The present tense of the verb “deprive” (GK 691) in the prohibition in v.5 indicates that some at Corinth were practicing a kind of celibacy within…

For I should wish, that all. This is connected with the explanation of the previous statement; for he clearly indicates what is the more s…

For I would that all men were even as I myself
The apostle speaks not of his state and condition, as married or unma…

The apostle tells the Corinthians that it was good, at that particular time, for Christians to keep themselves single. Yet he says that marriage, a…

After rebuking the fornicator and those who upheld him, the Apostle now begins to discuss marriage. In this regard, he does three things:

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