1 Corinthians 7:32

And I would haue you without care. The vnmaried careth for the things of the Lord, howe he may please the Lord.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

31And they that vse this worlde, as though they vsed it not: for the fashion of this worlde goeth away.

33But hee that is maried, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:22Cast thy burden vpon the Lord, and hee shall nourish thee: he wil not suffer the righteous to fall for euer.

Matthew 13:22And hee that receiued the seede among thornes, is hee that heareth the woorde: but the care of this worlde, and the deceitfulnesse of riches choke the word, and he is made vnfruitfull.

1 Timothy 5:5And shee that is a widowe in deede and left alone, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and praiers night and day.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:26-36

Prudential Directions to Virgins. ( a. d. 57.) 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. 26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. 27 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… Read the whole commentary →

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