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1 Corinthians 7:32
But I would have you be without cares. He that is unmarried careth for the things which belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
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:
But 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;
My desire is to have you free from all anxiety and distressing care. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord;
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:
I want you to be without concerns. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord.
I want you to be free from concerns. A man who isn’t married is concerned about the Lord’s concerns—how he can please the Lord.
What I want is for you to be free of concern. An unmarried man concerns himself with the Lord’s affairs,
I want all of you to be free from worry. An unmarried man worries about how to please the Lord.
But I wish you to be without care. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;
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.
But 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.
I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord’s work. He is trying to please the Lord.
I do not want you to worry about troubles. A man who has not married wants to serve the Lord. He wants to live in a way that makes the Lord happy.
I would like you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord and thinks about how to please the Lord.
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
I want you to be free from ·worry [concern]. A man who is not married is ·busy [concerned] with the Lord’s work, trying to please the Lord.
And I would have you without care. The unmarried careth for things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
So I don’t want you to have any concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, ⌞that is,⌟ about how he can please the Lord.
I would like you to be free from worry. An unmarried man concerns himself with the Lord's work, because he is trying to please the Lord.
I want you to be without concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord.
I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord’s work. He is trying to please the Lord.
I want you to be free from concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, that is, about how he can please the Lord.
My opinion is this, that amid all the difficulties of the present time you would do best to remain just as you are. Are you married? Well, don’t try to be separated. Are you unattached? Then don’t try to get married. But if you, a man, should marry, don’t think that you have done anything sinful. And the same applies to a young woman. Yet I believe that those who take this step are bound to find the married state an extra burden in these critical days, and I should like you to be as unencumbered as possible, All our futures are so foreshortened, indeed, that those who have wives should live, so to speak, as though they had none! There is no time to indulge in sorrow, no time for enjoying our joys; those who buy have no time to enjoy their possessions, and indeed their every contact with the world must be as light as possible, for the present scheme of things is rapidly passing away. That is why I should like you to be as free from worldly entanglements as possible. The unmarried man is free to concern himself with the Lord’s affairs, and how he may please him. But the married man is sure to be concerned with matters of this world, that he may please his wife. You find the same differences in the case of the unmarried and the married woman. The unmarried concerns herself with the Lord’s affairs, and her aim in life is to make herself holy, in body and in spirit. But the married woman must concern herself with the things of this world, and her aim will be to please her husband.
But I would have you without worry. He that is unmarried cares for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
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:
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:
But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
But I want you to be free from care. The unmarried person cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
In all you do, I want you to be free from worry. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him.
I want you to live as free of complications as possible. When you’re unmarried, you’re free to concentrate on simply pleasing the Master. Marriage involves you in all the nuts and bolts of domestic life and in wanting to please your spouse, leading to so many more demands on your attention. The time and energy that married people spend on caring for and nurturing each other, the unmarried can spend in becoming whole and holy instruments of God. I’m trying to be helpful and make it as easy as possible for you, not make things harder. All I want is for you to be able to develop a way of life in which you can spend plenty of time together with the Master without a lot of distractions.
But I prefer that you have no concern. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
I want · you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
So I don’t want you to have any concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, that is, about how he can please the Lord.
I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
It is my wish that you be free of all anxieties. An unmarried man devotes himself to the Lord’s affairs and is concerned as to how he can please the Lord.
I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord’s work, trying to please the Lord.
And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
I don’t want you to have anything to worry about. A single man is concerned about the Lord’s matters. He wants to know how he can please the Lord.
I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord.
I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs – how he can please the Lord.
But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord.
I want you to be free from the cares of this world. The man who is not married can spend his time working for the Lord and pleasing Him.
I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him.
I would have you be without preoccupation. The single man cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord;
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord;
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord;
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord,
I want you to be free from worries. The unmarried man worries about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord;
But I would have you free from atzvat lev (heartache). The ben Adam without isha cares for the things of Hashem, how he may please Hashem.
And I would have you without cares. The unmarried cares for things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord;
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord;
But I want you to be free from cares. An unmarried man cares about the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord;
My primary desire is for you to be free from the worries that plague humanity. A single man can focus on the things of the Lord and how to please the Lord,
But 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;
I want your minds to be free. The man who is not married thinks about the things of the Lord. He tries to please the Lord.
But I will, that ye be without busyness [Forsooth I will you to be without busyness], for he that is without wife, is busy what things be of the Lord, how he shall please God.
And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;
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