1 Corinthians 7:32

32 I want you to be 1free from anxieties. 2The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:32 In-Context

30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods,
31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
32 I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
33 But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,
34 and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.

Cross References 2

  • 1. See Matthew 6:25; Luke 10:41
  • 2. [1 Timothy 5:5]
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