For (A)I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: (B)It is good for them if they remain even as I am; but (C)if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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32 But I want you to be without [a]care. (A)He who is unmarried [b]cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife. 34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman (B)cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:32 concern
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:32 is concerned about

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