1 Corinthians 7:32
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:32 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:32 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:32 — KJV
“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: that belong...: Gr. of the Lord”
— 1 Corinthians 7:32 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:32 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
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Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 7:32
“There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:32: unmarried, careth, things
“And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:32: things, lord, how
“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:32: things, belong, lord
“But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:32: would, things, lord
“But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:32: things, lord, how
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