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1 Corinthians 7

1 Cor. 7:32 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
I would have
thelo (Greek #2309)
to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas 1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in
KJV usage: desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).
Pronounce: thel'-o
Origin: or ἐθέλω (eth-el'-o), in certain tenses θελέω (thel-eh'-o), and ἐθελέω (eth-el-eh'-o), which are otherwise obsolete apparently strengthened from the alternate form of 138
you
humas (Greek #5209)
you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
KJV usage: ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
Pronounce: hoo-mas'
Origin: accusative case of 5210
without carefulness
amerimnos (Greek #275)
not anxious
KJV usage: without care(-fulness), secure.
Pronounce: am-er'-im-nos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 3308
. He
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
that is
einai (Greek #1511)
to exist
KJV usage: am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was.
Pronounce: i'-nahee
Origin: present infinitive from 1510
unmarried
agamos (Greek #22)
unmarried
KJV usage: unmarried.
Pronounce: ag'-am-os
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 1062
r careth for
merimnao (Greek #3309)
to be anxious about
KJV usage: (be, have) care(-ful), take thought.
Pronounce: mer-im-nah'-o
Origin: from 3308
the things
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ρthat belong to the Lord
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
, how
pos (Greek #4459)
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
KJV usage: how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: poce
Origin: adverb from the base of 4226
he may please
aresko (Greek #700)
to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so)
KJV usage: please.
Pronounce: ar-es'-ko
Origin: probably from 142 (through the idea of exciting emotion)
the Lord
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
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1 Tim. 5:5• 5Now she who is a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put her hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. (1 Tim. 5:5)
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of the Lord, as
1 Cor. 7:34• 34There is a difference between the wife and the virgin. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that has married cares for the things of the world, how she shall please her husband. (1 Cor. 7:34)
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I would.
Psa. 55:22• 22Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and *he* will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Psa. 55:22)
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Matt. 6:25‑34• 25For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
 26Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are *ye* not much more excellent than they?
 27But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?
 28And why are ye careful about clothing? Observe with attention the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;
 29but I say unto you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.
 30But if God so clothe the herbage of the field, which is to-day, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much rather you, O ye of little faith?
 31Be not therefore careful, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we put on?
 32for all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.
 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
 34Be not careful therefore for the morrow, for the morrow shall be careful about itself. Sufficient to the day is its own evil. (Matt. 6:25‑34)
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Matt. 13:22• 22And he that is sown among the thorns--this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (Matt. 13:22)
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Phil. 4:6• 6Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (Phil. 4:6)
He that.
1 Tim. 5:5• 5Now she who is a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put her hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. (1 Tim. 5:5)
that belong to the Lord.
Gr. of the Lord, as.
1 Cor. 7:34• 34There is a difference between the wife and the virgin. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that has married cares for the things of the world, how she shall please her husband. (1 Cor. 7:34)
• Only the Apostle would have them without carefulness or distraction, that they might serve the Lord. If by reckoning themselves dead to nature this effect was not produced, they gained nothing, they lost by it. (“1 Corinthians 7” by J.N. Darby)
• Here the apostle urges the greater exemption from earthly anxiety for serving and pleasing the Lord, which the single man or woman enjoys as compared with the married. There is less weight in the race and less distraction from the goal. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:15-24” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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But I would have you to be without care. The unmarried careth for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;