1 Corinthians 7:33
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:33 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:33 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:33 — KJV
“But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.”
— 1 Corinthians 7:33 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:33 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 7:33
“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 7:33: things, how, may
“If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. a stranger: Heb. a man a stranger”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:33: married, things, may
“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 7:33: things, please, wife
“Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:33: how, may, wife
“And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. queen: Heb. wife”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:33: how, please, wife
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