Cheryl Schatz

pinklight,
You said:

Is it possible then that Paul wrote the said principle and not about a particular woman and man in those verses to then in v15 actually write about two real people? It’s not possible because v15 begins with the conjunction “but” which connects it to the previous verses. Grammatically it’s not possible.

Thanks for that reminder! Yes, pinklight is right in that the entire passage is connected with conjunctions and is actually one long sentence. It isn’t two thoughts but one long solution-first-then-problem-then-ultimate solution. And everything is connected to the other parts.