He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord One great reason why the Apostle recommends celibacy is the freedom that it gives from anxiety about worldly matters, the opportunity it offers of "attending upon the Lord without distraction." But the Apostle does not desire his advice to be a snare to entangle those who feel that they can serve God with lessdistraction in the married state. He leaves it to all to decide for themselves according to their sense of what is most desirable and becoming in their own case. The words translated here -care," -carefulness," have the idea, as in St Matthew 6:25; Matthew 6:27-28; Matthew 6:31; Matthew 6:34 (where our translation has -take thought"), of trouble, anxiety.

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