1 Corinthians 7:32 - Revised Version 1885

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:

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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;

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Common English Bible

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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But I would prefer you to be without worry. Whoever is without a wife is worried about the things of the Lord, as to how he may please God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

1 Corinthians 7:32 Cross References