1 Corinthians 7:32 KJV — MannaFest

1 Corinthians 7:32

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:

KJV

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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:

WEB

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.

YLT

And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

DBT

But I wish you to be without care. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

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1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.

Author: Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55, from Ephesus

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14 verses on the floor

Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Luke 10:41
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
1 Timothy 5:5
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
Matthew 19:12
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

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Indeed to be careless is a fault; a wise concern about worldly interests is a duty; but to be careful, full of care, to have an anxious and perplexing care about them, is a sin. All that care which disquiets the mind, and distracts it in the worship of God, is evil; for God must be attended upon without distraction,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

This is the general rule, which every one's discretion must apply to his own particular case; and by it should he endeavour to determine, whether it be for marriage or against. That condition of life should be chosen by the Christian in which it is most likely he will have the best helps, and the fewest hindrances, in the service of God and the affairs of his own salvation.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1CO 7:32PHP 4:6 1PE 5:7
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1CO 7:32PHP 4:6 PRO 3:5-6
1CO 7:32PHP 4:6 MAT 6:25-33
1CO 7:32PHP 4:6 PSA 55:22
1CO 7:32PHP 4:6 1TH 5:17-18
1CO 7:32PSA 55:22 PSA 37:5
1CO 7:32PSA 55:22 PHP 4:6-7
1CO 7:32PSA 55:22 MAT 6:25

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