Certain Jewish sects took for granted that fasting was a mandatory condition for the proper state of mind of prayer. Prayer ("proseuxei") in Greek meant literally "devoted communication to the Lord." It referred to a state of mind rather than a specific act. ![]() The explanation for this discrepancy is simple to explain. Question: Is fasting also implied in "hina sxolasete tei proseuxei." Some manuscripts read "prayer and fasting."Īnswer: Some Greek texts do include the word for fasting "nesteiai" in this verse as "tei nesteiai kai tei proseuxi" (for fasting and prayer). Simply put, Paul’s Greek wording states that all three conditions must be met to allow abstinence: 1) mutual consent, 2) brief time period, and 3) for prayer. Question: Does the "ei meti" extend all the way through to the "hina sxolasete tei proseuxei" or is this left to personal interpretation? In other words, must all three conditions be met, as in: "unless by mutual consent" and "unless for a brief time" and "unless in order that you may devote yourselves to prayer?" Or are the second two conditions optional, as in: "unless by mutual consent" and "for example, for a brief time," and "for example, that you may devote yourselves to prayer?"Īnswer: The "ei meti" (unless) extends through all three conditions because if they were separate thoughts from the unless they would have been separate statements, and also because the word "hina," is specifically used to refer back to the "ei meti" (unless). Now, let's ask some exegetical questions: ![]() ![]() out of the source of mutual consent) pros kairon (for a brief time ). Let's look at the Greek: me (do not) apostereite (refuse this word can commonly also mean: rob, steal, defraud) allelous (each other) ei meti(unless) an ek sumphonou (by mutual consent lit. NFP violates a grammatico-historical exegesis of 1 Corinthians 7:5, which reads:ĭo not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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