The Problem Of Inappropriate Relationships: Lesson Text: I Corinthians 7:1-40: Series: Inspired Solutions For Church Problems:

Key Verse: I Corinthians 7:3:

King James Translation: “Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.”

Interlinear Translation: “To the wife the husband due benevolence let render, and likewise also the wife to the husband.”

Strong’s Concordance Translation: “LET THE HUSBAND = a man as an individual male, fellow, man, sir. RENDER = to give away, i.e. up, over, back, deliver again, give again, repayment be made, perform, recompense, requite, restore, reward, sell, yield, give away. UNTO = a primary preposition to or into indicating the point reached or entered of place, time, purpose or result. THE WIFE = a woman, a prolific and middle form of a primary word; to cause to be (generate) i.e. be become, come into being, be assembled, be brought to pass, be divided, be done, be fulfilled, be performed. DUE = owe pecuniarlly, figuratively to be under obligation, ought, must, should, morally to fail in duty, be bound, be debtor. BENEVOLENCE = kindness, euphemism conjugal duty, good will. AND LIKEWISE ALSO THE WIFE UNTO THE HUSBAND = similarly in appearance or character, like manner, so.

Lesson Focus: I Corinthians 7:1-5, 10-16, 39, 40:

V1: The Potential.

V2: The Provision.

V3: The Problem.

V4: The Power.

V5: The Pretending.

V10: The Parting.

V11: The Putting.

V12: The Patience.

V13: The Possible.

V14: The Purification.

V15: The Prosperity.

V16: The Prevention.

V39: The Permission.

V40: The Preference.