Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

He that

That belong to the lord

General references

Bible References

I would

Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Matthew 6:25
“This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 13:22
Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the seduction of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Philippians 4:6
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

He that

1 Timothy 5:5
The real widow, left all alone, has put her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers;

That belong to the lord

1 Corinthians 7:34
and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.

General references

Matthew 19:10
His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”
1 Corinthians 7:8
I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.

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