Doeth well (καλως ποιε). So Paul commends the father who gives his daughter in marriage (γαμιζε). This verb γαμιζω has not been fo…

Doeth well. Does right; violates no law in it, and is not to be blamed for it.

Doeth better. Does that which is on the who…

So then . . . — A better translation is: So then he who gives his daughter in marriage does well, and (not “but”) he who gives…

In contrast, the man who feels no need to get married has done the right thing too. The words “who is under no compulsion” refer to outward pressur…

Therefore he that giveth in marriage. Here we have the conclusion from both parts of the statement, in which he states, in a few words, th…

So then he that gives [her] in marriage does well. Does that which is in its own nature good; that which is agreeable to …

The apostle is thought to give advice here about arranging the marriages of children. In this view, the general meaning is clear. Children should s…