{And there is a difference also between the wife and the
virgin} (kai memeristai kai h(8820)gun(8820)kai h(8820)parthenos). But the
text here is very uncertain, almost hopelessly so. Westcott and
Hort put kai memeristai in verse 33 and begin a new sentence
with kai h(8820)gun(885c) and add h(8820)agamos after h(8820)gun(885c), meaning
"the widow and the virgin each is anxious for the things of the
Lord" like the unmarried man (ho agamos, bachelor or widow) in
verse 32 . Possibly so, but the MSS. vary greatly at every
point. At any rate Paul's point is that the married woman is more
disposed to care for the things of the world. But, alas, how many
unmarried women (virgins and widows) are after the things of the
world today and lead a fast and giddy life.
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