Happier (μακαριωτερα). Comparative of μακαριος used in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3ff.).

After my judgme…

If she so abide. If she remains a widow, even if she could be married to a Christian.

The wife.—The question of the remarriage of widows is considered here. It was probably a matter on which his opinion had been aske…

In climaxing the discussion, Paul states that marriage is a life-long contract. If a woman marries, she is to cleave to her husband till he dies ([…

But she is happier if she so abide. Why? Is it because widowhood is in itself a virtue? No; but because it will have less to distract, and…

But she is happier if she so abide
That is, a widow, in an unmarried state; which is to be understood not of the hap…

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…