Free from cares (αμεριμνους). Old compound adjective (α privative and μεριμνα, anxiety). In N.T. only here and Mt 28:14 which see.…

But I would have you. I would advise you to such a course of life as should leave you without carefulness. My advice is regulated by that …

But I would have you without carefulness.—These words seem to revisit the form of expression in 1 Corinthians 7:28. I …

Paul goes on to argue that if they want marriage, they must realize that it brings extra cares, and he wants them to be free from concern. Married …

But I would wish you. He returns to the advice which he had spoken of (1 Corinthians 7:25), but had not yet fully exp…

But I would have you without carefulness
This is another reason, by which the apostle confirms the advice he gives t…

Considering the distre of those times, the unmarried state was best. Neverthele , the apostle does not condemn marriage. How contrary to the apostl…