Bible verse
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.
1 Corinthians 7:32 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Corinthians 7.
28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
29 What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
30 those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;
31 and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
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.
33 But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
34 and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
36 However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
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:
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:
ERV
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:
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