1 Corinthians 7:32

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 55:22

My enemies are really smooth talkers;\par they talk about peace,\par but they are really planning wars.\par Their words are as slick as oil,\par but those words cut like a knife.\par

Matthew 13:22

And what is the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching but lets worries about this life and love for money stop that teaching from growing. So the teaching does not make fruit {\cf2\super [184]} \{in that person’s life\}.

Mark 4:19

But then these things come into their lives: the worries of this life, the love of money, and wanting all kinds of other things. These things stop the teaching from growing. So that teaching does not make fruit {\cf2\super [53]} \{in the lives of those people\}.

John 10:13

The man runs away because he is only a paid worker. He does not really care for the sheep.

1 Corinthians 7:33

But a man who is married is busy with things of the world. He is trying to please his wife.

Philippians 4:6

Don’t worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks.

1 Timothy 5:5

If a widow is really alone and without help, then she hopes in God \{to take care of her\}. That woman prays all the time, night and day. She asks God for help.