1 Corinthians 7:33

Plain English Version

But a married man wants to make his wife happy too, so he also thinks a lot about the things in this world.

Cross References

Luke 14:20

Another man said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come to that dinner.’

1 Corinthians 7:3

If a wife needs her husband to sleep with her and do what married people do together, he has to agree to it, to make her happy. And if a husband needs his wife to sleep with him and do what married people do together, she has to agree to it, to make him happy.

1 Corinthians 7:32

You see, I don’t want you to be worried about the things in this world. A single man thinks a lot about Jesus, and he only wants to make Jesus happy.

1 Corinthians 7:34

So he has a lot to think about. He doesn’t just think about God, but he thinks about his family too. And it is like that for women too. A single woman thinks a lot about God, and she wants both her body and her spirit to belong to him. But a married woman wants to make her husband happy too, so she also thinks a lot about the things in this world.

Colossians 3:19

Yes, and you men that are husbands, you have to do your part too. You have to love your wives properly, and don’t ever be hard on them.

1 Peter 3:7

And you men that are married, you have to do your part too. You have to respect your wives and take good care of them. Their bodies aren’t strong like yours. But all of you are God’s people, so God gave them life, just the same as he gave you life. So remember that, and be good to them and respect them. Then God will hear your prayers.