1Cor 7:32-35 | JFB | STEP | 32. without carefulness-- I would have you to be not merely "without trouble," but "without distracting cares" (so the Greek). careth-- if he uses aright the advantages of his condition.

‏ 1 Corinthians 7:32-35

32. without carefulness--I would have you to be not merely "without trouble," but "without distracting cares" (so the Greek).

careth--if he uses aright the advantages of his condition.

34. difference also--Not merely the unmarried and the married man differ in their respective duties, but also the wife and the virgin. Indeed a woman undergoes a greater change of condition than a man in contracting marriage.

35. for your own profit--not to display my apostolic authority.

not ... cast a snare upon you--image from throwing a noose over an animal in hunting. Not that by hard injunctions I may entangle you with the fear of committing sin where there is no sin.

comely--befitting under present circumstances.

attend upon--literally, "assiduously wait on"; sitting down to the duty. Compare Lu 10:39, Mary; Lu 2:37, "Anna ... a widow, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day" (1Ti 5:5).

distraction--the same Greek as "cumbered" (Lu 10:40, Martha).