1 Corinthians 7:32–33
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — The New International Version (NIV)
32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife—
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
32 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: 33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — New Living Translation (NLT)
32 I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him. 33 But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — New Century Version (NCV)
32 I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord’s work, trying to please the Lord. 33 But a man who is married is busy with things of the world, trying to please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — American Standard Version (ASV)
32 But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 33 but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
32 But I wish you to be without care. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord; 33 but he that has married cares for the things of the world, how he shall please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
32 So I don’t want you to have any concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, ⸤that is,⸥ about how he can please the Lord. 33 But the married man is concerned about earthly things, ⸤that is,⸥ about how he can please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
32 I want you to be without concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world—how he may please his wife—
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
32 I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; 33 but the married man is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please his wife,
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
32 But I want you to be free from care. The unmarried person cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. 33 But the one who is married cares for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
32 I don’t want you to have anything to worry about. A single man is concerned about the Lord’s matters. He wants to know how he can please the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the matters of this world. He wants to know how he can please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:32–33 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
32 But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
33 but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife,