But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, how he will please the Lord.
The seed sown among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
but the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desire for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
The hired hand flees, for he is a hired hand and does not care about the sheep.
But the married man is concerned about the affairs of the world, how he will please his wife.
Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
Now a woman who is truly a widow and left all alone has put her hope in God and continues night and day in her supplications and prayers.