Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
happier— (I Corinthians 7:1, I Corinthians 7:28, I Corinthians 7:34-35).
I think also—"I also think"; just as you Corinthians and your teachers think much of your opinions, so I also give my opinion by inspiration; so in I Corinthians 7:25, "my judgment" or opinion. Think does not imply doubt, but often a matter of well-grounded assurance (John 5:39).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 7:40:
1 Corinthians 7:10
1 Corinthians 7:15
1 Corinthians 7:25
1 Timothy 5:14
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