1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Single People Can Be Solely Devoted To God; The Married Have a Dual Concern
32 Now I want you to be free-from-concern. The unmarried man is concerned-about the things of the Lord— how he may please the Lord. 33 But the man having married is concerned-about the things of the world— how he may please his wife, 34 and he has been divided[a]. And the unmarried woman[b], and the virgin, is concerned-about the things of the Lord— that she may be holy both in the body and in the spirit. But the woman having married is concerned-about the things of the world— how she may please her husband.
Do What You Think Is Honorable For Your Virgin Daughter
35 Now I am saying this[c] for the benefit of you yourselves— not that I may throw a noose[d] on you, but toward good-order and devotion[e] to the Lord, undistractedly.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:34 The divided interests are not sinful, but can dilute and distract (v 35) a person’s service to the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 7:34 That is, the widowed, divorced, or abandoned.
- 1 Corinthians 7:35 That is, that the unmarried should remain so.
- 1 Corinthians 7:35 Or, halter, restraint, choke-chain.
- 1 Corinthians 7:35 Or, service, attending.
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