32And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;


In Context

29 And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened — that both those having wives may be as not having;

30 and those weeping, as not weeping; and those rejoicing, as not rejoicing; and those buying, as not possessing;

31 and those using this world, as not using it up; for passing away is the fashion of this world.

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

33 and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how he shall please the wife.

34 The wife and the virgin have been distinguished: the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit, and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how she shall please the husband.

1 Corinthians 7:32 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:32But 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:32I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:32But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife, is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:32But 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:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:32But I wish you to be without care. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:32But 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:32But I would have you without anxious care. He that is unmarried, is anxious for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:32But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:32But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried cares for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: