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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:10 ¶ But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:10 ¶ But to the married [believers] I give instructions--not I, but the Lord--that the wife is not to separate from her husband, |
Subject: Why does Paul say "not I, but the Lord"? |
Bible Note: The contrast is not between inspired teaching and uninspired teaching. 1Corinthians 7:1-12. "(7:12) In vv. 1-12 the contrast is not between inspired teaching and uninspired teaching, as some have supposed. In vv. 10-11 Paul is repeating in substance something already taught by the Lord; but in v. 12 he is dealing with a situation not covered by our Lord's teaching. Instead of disclaiming inspiration for what he writes in v. 12, the apostle is actually claiming for his own words here the same authority as for the words of Christ Himself" (note at 1 Cor 7:12, New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967). Please note: in 1 Cor 7:12 "*I...say.* Not a denial of inspiration or an indication that Paul is giving human opinion, but simply a way of saying that Jesus had not spoken on this and God had not previously given revelation on the matter, as Paul was then writing" (p. 1738, MacArthur Study Bible, Word, 1997) Why in the world would Paul write something in the NT that is not in accord with what Jesus said? This is a very strange notion indeed. "All scripture is inspired..." (Nolan and Tim, help me out here please. ) |