And there is a difference also between the wife and the virgin (κα μεμεριστα κα η γυνη κα η παρθενος). But the text here is very u…

Between a wife and a virgin. This refers to the difference between a woman who is married and one who is unmarried. The apostle says that …

Paul goes on to argue that if they want marriage, they must realize that it brings extra cares, and he wants them to be free from concern. Married …

The unmarried woman and the virgin. What he had established concerning men, he now declares similarly concerning women — that virgins and …

There is difference also between a wife and a virgin
The word (memeristai) , translated "…

Considering the distress of those times, the unmarried state was best. Nevertheless, the apostle does not condemn marriage. How contrary to the apo…