1 CORINTHIANS 7:32 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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:”
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. — The unmarried (agamos) man possesses the advantage of undivided focus: his meleté (concern, care, solicitude) is directed toward areskeia kyriō (pleasing the Lord). The noun areskeia suggests a vocation of service, not merely avoidance of sin. Paul identifies singleness not as withdrawal but as active devotion to kingdom purposes.
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