I Cor. 7.15b
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Fri Jan 25 15:44:38 EST 2002
At 3:23 PM -0500 1/25/02, Marc McDermott wrote:
>Hello, everyone. I have a question regarding 1 Corinthians 7.15, and yes,
>I am asking because this passage is relevant to my own life. I need
>guidance, and since I am not a Greek scholar, I must ask you. Here it is:
>Can 1 Cor. 7.15b be construed as an imperative? In other words, can it be
>translated as such: "Do not become enslaved in such matters, for God has
>called us to peace"? Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
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The text: EI DE hO APISTOS CWRIZETAI, CWRIZESQW: OU DEDOULWTAI hO ADELFOS H
hH ADELFH EN TOIS TOIOUTOIS; EN DE EIRHNHi KEKLHKEN hUMAS hO QEOS.
The only imperative here is CWRIZESQW ("Let him go his own way/separate").
the second half of the verse is not an imperative but an assertion: "The
brother (= believer) does not stand enslaved nor does the sister in such
circumstances." It might be paraphrased, "A believer, man or woman, is not
subject to servile constraints in such circumstances."
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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