1 Corinthians 7:32
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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 free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
In other translations
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 free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
Greek words
θέλωthelōI desireG2309δὲdenowG1161ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771ἀμερίμνουςamerimnouswithout concernG275εἶναι.einaito be.G1511ὁhoTheG3588ἄγαμοςagamosunmarried manG22μεριμνᾷmerimnacares forG3309τὰtathe [things]G3588τοῦtouof theG3588κυρίου,kuriouLord,G2962πῶςpōshowG4459ἀρέσῃaresēhe may pleaseG700τῷtōtheG3588κυρίῳ·kuriōLord;G2962
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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