1 Corinthians 7:35

“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.”

"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." - 1 Corinthians 7:35
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What does 1 Corinthians 7:35 mean?

1 Corinthians 7:35 (KJV) reads, "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." The verse comes in the context of Paul's advice to the Corinthians on matters of…

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Devotion to the Lord: The Call to a Distraction-Free Life

In the bustling world we inhabit, distractions lurk at every corner, vying for our attention and pulling us away from what truly matters. The words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:35, "And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for…

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Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You today, reflecting on the profound wisdom found in 1 Corinthians 7:35, where it is written, "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…

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1 Corinthians 7:35 - "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."
1 Corinthians 15:35 - "But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?"
1 Corinthians 15:35 (KJVA) 35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
1 Corinthians 14:35 - "And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church."
1 Chronicles 7:35 - "And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal."
1 Corinthians 7:6 - "But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment."
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
1 Corinthians 15:7 - "After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles."
1 Corinthians 7:23 - "Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men."
1 Corinthians 7:19 - "Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God."
1 Corinthians 7:31 - "And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."
1 Corinthians 1:7 - "So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:"
1 Corinthians 12:7 - "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal."
1 Corinthians 7:1 - "Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman."
1 Corinthians 7:20 - "Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called."
1 Corinthians 7:9 - "But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."
1 Corinthians 7:30 - "And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;"
1 Corinthians 7:24 - "Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God."
1 Kings 7:35 - "And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same."
"But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?" - 1 Corinthians 15:35
1 Corinthians 7:8 - "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I."
1 Corinthians 7:26 - "I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be."
1 Corinthians 7:33 - "But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife."
"But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment." - 1 Corinthians 7:6
1 Corinthians 13:7 - "Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
1 Corinthians 7:3 - "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband."