^{32 Ref} But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

^{33 Ref} but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

^{34 Ref} There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world--how she may please her husband.

^{35 Ref} This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.

^{32 Ref} And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

^{33 Ref} and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how he shall please the wife.

^{34 Ref} The wife and the virgin have been distinguished: the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit, and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how she shall please the husband.

^{35 Ref} And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,