| | King James | David Martin | American std |
| 1 | Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. | Or quant aux choses dont vous m'avez écrit: Je vous dis qu'il est bon à l'homme de ne pas se marier. | Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. |
| 2 | Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. | Toutefois pour éviter l'impureté, que chacun ait sa femme, et que chaque femme ait son mari. | But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. |
| 3 | Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. | Que le mari rende à sa femme la bienveillance qui lui est due; et que la femme de même la rende à son mari. | Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. |
| 4 | The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. | Car la femme n'a pas son propre corps en sa puissance, mais il est en celle du mari; et le mari tout de même n'a pas en sa puissance son propre corps, mais il est en celle de la femme. | The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife. |
| 5 | Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. | Ne vous privez point l'un de l'autre, si ce n'est par un consentement mutuel, pour un temps, afin que vous vaquiez au jeûne et à la prière, mais après cela retournez ensemble, de peur que Satan ne vous tente, par votre incontinence. | Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency. |
| 6 | But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. | Or je dis ceci par permission, et non par commandement. | But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. |
| 7 | For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. | Car je voudrais que tous les hommes fussent comme moi; mais chacun a son propre don lequel il a reçu de Dieu, l'un en une manière, et l'autre en une autre. | Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that. |
| 8 | I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. | Or je dis à ceux qui ne sont point mariés, et aux veuves, qu'il leur est bon de demeurer comme moi. | But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. |
| 9 | But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. | Mais s'ils ne sont pas continents, qu'ils se marient; car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler. | But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. |
| 10 | And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: | Et quant à ceux qui sont mariés, je leur commande, non pas moi, mais le Seigneur, que la femme ne se sépare point du mari. | But unto the married I give charge, [yea] not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband |
| 11 | But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. | Et si elle s'en sépare, qu'elle demeure sans être mariée, ou qu'elle se réconcilie avec son mari; que le mari aussi ne quitte point sa femme. | (but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife. |
| 12 | But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. | Mais aux autres je leur dis, et non pas le Seigneur: Si quelque frère a une femme infidèle, et qu'elle consente d'habiter avec lui, qu'il ne la quitte point. | But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. |
| 13 | And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. | Et si quelque femme a un mari infidèle, et qu'il consente d'habiter avec elle, qu'elle ne le quitte point. | And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband. |
| 14 | For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. | Car le mari infidèle est sanctifié en la femme, et la femme infidèle est sanctifiée dans le mari; autrement vos enfants seraient impurs; or maintenant ils sont saints. | For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. |
| 15 | But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. | Que si l'infidèle se sépare, qu'il se sépare; le frère ou la soeur ne sont point asservis dans ce cas-là; mais Dieu nous a appelés à la paix. | Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us in peace. |
| 16 | For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? | Car que sais-tu, femme, si tu ne sauveras point ton mari? ou que sais-tu, mari, si tu ne sauveras point ta femme? | For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife? |
| 17 | But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. | Toutefois que chacun se conduise selon le don qu'il a reçu de Dieu, chacun selon que le Seigneur l'y a appelé; et c'est ainsi que j'en ordonne dans toutes les Eglises. | Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches. |
| 18 | Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. | Quelqu'un est-il appelé étant circoncis? qu'il ne ramène point le prépuce. Quelqu'un est-il appelé étant dans le prépuce? qu'il ne se fasse point circoncire. | Was any man called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised. |
| 19 | Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. | La Circoncision n'est rien, et le prépuce aussi n'est rien, mais l'observation des commandements de Dieu. | Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God. |
| 20 | Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. | Que chacun demeure dans la condition où il était quand il a été appelé. | Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called. |
| 21 | Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. | Es-tu appelé étant esclave? ne t'en mets point en peine; mais aussi si tu peux être mis en liberté, uses-en plutôt: | Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use [it] rather. |
| 22 | For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. | Car celui qui étant esclave est appelé à notre Seigneur, il est l'affranchi du Seigneur; et de même celui qui est appelé étant libre, il est l'esclave de Christ. | For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord`s freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ`s bondservant. |
| 23 | Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. | Vous avez été achetés par prix; ne devenez point les esclaves des hommes. | Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men. |
| 24 | Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. | Mes frères, que chacun demeure envers Dieu dans l'état où il était quand il a été appelé. | Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God. |
| 25 | Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. | Pour ce qui concerne les vierges, je n'ai point de commandement du Seigneur, mais j'en donne avis comme ayant obtenu miséricorde du Seigneur, pour être fidèle. | Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy. |
| 26 | I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. | J'estime donc que cela est bon pour la nécessité présente, en tant qu'il est bon à l'homme d'être ainsi. | I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, [namely,] that it is good for a man to be as he is. |
| 27 | Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. | Es-tu lié à une femme? ne cherche point d'en être séparé. Es-tu détaché de ta femme? ne cherche point de femme. | Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife. |
| 28 | But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. | Que si tu te maries, tu ne pèches point; et si la vierge se marie, elle ne pèche point aussi; mais ceux qui sont mariés auront des afflictions en la chair; or je vous épargne. | But shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would spare you. |
| 29 | But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; | Mais je vous dis ceci, mes frères, que le temps est court; et ainsi que ceux qui ont une femme, soient comme s'ils n'en avaient point; | But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none; |
| 30 | And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; | Et ceux qui sont dans les pleurs, comme s'ils n'étaient point dans les pleurs; et ceux qui sont dans la joie, comme s'ils n'étaient point dans la joie; et ceux qui achètent, comme s'ils ne possédaient point. | and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not; |
| 31 | And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. | Et ceux qui usent de ce monde, comme n'en abusant point: car la figure de ce monde passe. | and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away. |
| 32 | But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: | Or je voudrais que vous fussiez sans inquiétude. Celui qui n'est point marié a soin des choses qui sont du Seigneur, comment il plaira au Seigneur. | But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord: |
| 33 | But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. | Mais celui qui est marié, a soin des choses de ce monde, et comment il plaira à sa femme, et ainsi il est divisé. | but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife, |
| 34 | There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. | La femme qui n'est point mariée, et la vierge, a soin des choses qui sont du Seigneur, pour être sainte de corps et d'esprit; mais celle qui est mariée a soin des choses qui sont du monde, comment elle plaira à son mari. | and is divided. [So] also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. |
| 35 | And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. | Or je dis ceci ayant égard à ce qui vous est utile, non point pour vous tendre un piége, mais pour vous porter à ce qui est bienséant, et propre à vous unir au Seigneur sans aucune distraction. | And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. |
| 36 | But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. | Mais si quelqu'un croit que ce soit un déshonneur à sa fille de passer la fleur de son âge, et qu'il faille la marier, qu'il fasse ce qu'il voudra, il ne pèche point; qu'elle soit mariée. | But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his virgin [daughter], if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so requireth, let him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them marry. |
| 37 | Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. | Mais celui qui demeure ferme en son coeur, n'y ayant point de nécessité qu'il marie sa fille, mais étant le maître de sa propre volonté a arrêté en son coeur de garder sa fille, il fait bien. | But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching in his own heart, to keep his own virgin [daughter], shall do well. |
| 38 | So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. | Celui donc qui la marie fait bien, mais celui qui ne la marie pas, fait mieux. | So then both he that giveth his own virgin [daughter] in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better. |
| 39 | The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. | La femme est liée par la Loi pendant tout le temps que son mari est en vie, mais si son mari meurt, elle est en liberté de se marier à qui elle veut; seulement que ce soit en notre Seigneur. | A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. |
| 40 | But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. | Elle est néanmoins plus heureuse si elle demeure ainsi, selon mon avis; or j'estime que j'ai aussi l'Esprit de Dieu. | But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God. |
