Art thou bound to a wife? (δεδεσα γυναικι; ). Perfect passive indicative of δεω, to bind, with dative case γυναικ. Marriage bond a…

Art thou bound unto a wife? Are you already married? Marriage is often thus represented as a tie, a bond, etc. See Barnes on Roma…

Are you bound to a wife?—This is an explanation and re-assertion of the previous words “so to be.” Being “loosed from a w…

Each person should remain as he or she now is “because of the present crisis” (see comments on vv.1, 29–31). In other words, remain married if you …

Are you bound to a wife? After stating what would be most advantageous, he adds at the same time that we should not be so influenced by th…

Art thou bound unto a wife ? &c.] Or to a woman; either by promise, or by espousal, or by consummate marriage; either of …

Considering the distre of those times, the unmarried state was best. Neverthele , the apostle does not condemn marriage. How contrary to the apostl…