1 Corinthians 7

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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,

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

32 Ref 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 Ref but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,

34 Ref and is divided. `So' also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

35 Ref And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

King James Version (KJV)

32 Ref 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 Ref But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

34 Ref 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.

35 Ref And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

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