1Cor 7:36-38 | Abbott | STEP | That he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin; his virgin daughter; that is, that he wrongs her by putting a constraint upon her inclinations to enter into the marriage state. The general sense of the passage ( ) is, that, if the father find the affections of a daughter so fixed, that to prohibit her marriage would be an injury to her, it is proper to allow the marriage to take place; though it would be better for her, in such a time of persecution and trial, if she would consent to remain single.

1 Corinthians 7:36-38

That he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin; his virgin daughter; that is, that he wrongs her by putting a constraint upon her inclinations to enter into the marriage state. The general sense of the passage (36-38) is, that, if the father find the affections of a daughter so fixed, that to prohibit her marriage would be an injury to her, it is proper to allow the marriage to take place; though it would be better for her, in such a time of persecution and trial, if she would consent to remain single.