1Cor 7:35 | JFB | STEP | 35. for your own profit-- not to display my apostolic authority. not ... cast a snare upon you-- image from throwing a noose over an animal in hunting. Not that by hard injunctions I may entangle you with the fear of committing sin where there is no sin. comely-- befitting under present circumstances. attend upon-- literally, "assiduously wait on"; sitting down to the duty. Compare , Mary; , "Anna ... a widow, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day" ( ). distraction-- the same Greek as "cumbered" ( , Martha).

‏ 1 Corinthians 7:35

35. for your own profit--not to display my apostolic authority.

not ... cast a snare upon you--image from throwing a noose over an animal in hunting. Not that by hard injunctions I may entangle you with the fear of committing sin where there is no sin.

comely--befitting under present circumstances.

attend upon--literally, "assiduously wait on"; sitting down to the duty. Compare Lu 10:39, Mary; Lu 2:37, "Anna ... a widow, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day" (1Ti 5:5).

distraction--the same Greek as "cumbered" (Lu 10:40, Martha).