1 Corinthians 7:33 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³³ but the married man is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please his wife,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³³ but he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³³ But the married man is anxious about worldly matters–how he may please his wife–

American Standard Version (1901)

³³ but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,

Common English Bible

³³ But a married man is concerned about the world’s concerns—how he can please his wife.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³³ But whoever is with a wife is worried about the things of the world, as to how he may please his wife. And so, he is divided.

1 Corinthians 7:33 Cross References

1 Peter 3:7

Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman—though the weaker vessel, they are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.

Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

1 Timothy 5:8

And whoever does not provide for relatives, and especially for family members, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Corinthians 7:3

The husband should give to his wife what is due her and likewise the wife to her husband.

Luke 12:22

He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

Luke 14:20

Another said, ‘I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.’

John 10:13

The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep.

1 Corinthians 7:32

I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord,

1 Corinthians 7:34

and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin are anxious about the affairs of the Lord, so that they may be holy in body and spirit, but the married woman is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please her husband.