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1 Corinthians 7:32

I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

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ASV

But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

KJV

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:

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
θέλωthelōI desireG2309 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771 →
ἀμερίμνουςamerimnouswithout concernG275 →
εἶναι.einaito be.G1511 →
ὁhoTheG3588 →
ἄγαμοςagamosunmarried manG22 →
μεριμνᾷmerimnacares forG3309 →
τὰtathe [things]G3588 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
κυρίου,kuriouLord,G2962 →
πῶςpōshowG4459 →
ἀρέσῃaresēhe may pleaseG700 →
τῷtōtheG3588 →
κυρίῳ·kuriōLord;G2962 →

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Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Matthew 6:25–34Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?1 Timothy 5:5The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.Luke 12:22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Psalms 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.Matthew 13:22The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.Romans 8:8Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.

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