1 Corinthians 7:34

“There is difference also between a wife and a virgin, etc.] The word memeristai, translated “there is difference”, stands in some copies at the end of the last verse, and in the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions, by which it is rendered, “and is divided”; referring to the married man, whose thoughts are distracted with the cares of the world, and his mind divided between the Lord and his wife, between the things that please the one, and those that please the other; so that he cannot attend upon the Lord without distraction, as the unmarried person may; (see <460735>1 Corinthians 7:35). But the more generally received reading is what we follow; in which words the apostle shows, that there…”

“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.”

“Between a wife and a virgin, - Between a woman that is married and one that is unmarried. The apostle says that a similar difference between the condition of her that is married and her that is unmarried takes place, which had been observed between the married and the unmarried man. The Greek word here (μεμέρισται memeristai) may mean, “is divided,” and be rendered, “the wife and the virgin are divided in the same manner;” that is, there is the same difference in their case as exists between the married and the unmarried man. The unmarried women ... - Has more advantages for attending to the things of religion; has fewer temptations to neglect her proper duty to God. Both in body and in…”

“There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin - Whether the church be under persecution or not. The unmarried woman - If she know and use her privilege. Careth only for the things of the Lord - All her time, care, and thoughts centre in this, how she may be holy both in body and spirit. This is the standing advantage of a single life, in all ages and nations. But who makes a suitable use of it? 1 Corinthians 7:35”

“careth: Luk 2:36, Luk 2:37; Co2 7:11, Co2 7:12, Co2 8:16, Co2 11:28; Ti1 3:5; Tit 3:8 both: Co1 6:20; Rom 6:13, Rom 12:1, Rom 12:2; Phi 1:20; Th1 5:23 she that: Luk 10:40-42 1 Corinthians 7:35”