is used (a) of "the Virgin Mary," Mat 1:23, Luk 1:27; (b) of the ten "virgins" in the parable, Mat 25:1, Mat 25:7, Mat 25:11; (c) of the "daughters" of Philip the evangelist, Act 21:9; (d) those concerning whom the Apostle Paul gives instructions regarding marriage, 1Co 7:25, 1Co 7:28, 1Co 7:34; in 1Co 1:7-38, the subject passes to that of "virgin daughters" (RV), which almost certainly formed one of the subjects upon which the church at Corinth sent for instructions from the Apostle; one difficulty was relative to the discredit which might be brought upon a father (or guardian), if he allowed his daughter or ward to grow old unmarried. The interpretation that this passage refers to a man and woman already in some kind of relation by way of a spiritual marriage and living together in a vow of virginity and celibacy, is untenable if only in view of the phraseology of the passage; (e) figuratively, of "a local church" in its relation to Christ, 2Co 11:2; (f) metaphorically of "chaste persons," Rev 14:4.
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