1Cor 7:25, 2Cor 4:1, 1Th 2:4 | ESV | STEP | Now concerning the betrothed , I have no command from the Lord , but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy .

1 Corinthians 7:25

The Unmarried and the Widowed

25 Now concerning ^{▼▼The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians’ letter; see 7:1} the betrothed, ^{▼▼Greek virgins} ^cI have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as ^done who by the Lord’s mercy is ^etrustworthy.

2 Corinthians 4:1

The Light of the Gospel

1 Therefore, having ^fthis ministry ^gby the mercy of God, ^{▼▼Greek as we have received mercy} we do not lose heart.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

4 but just as we have been approved by God ⁱto be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not ^jto please man, but to please God ^kwho tests our hearts.