Singleness & Devotion to the Lord Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on singleness & devotion to the lord bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 1 Corinthians 7:7 (KJV)
What gift did Paul wish all men to have?
Answer: Even as I myself (unmarried)
Study note. For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. (1 Corinthians 7:7)
Lesson 2 · 1 Corinthians 7:8 (KJV)
What did Paul say to the unmarried and widows?
Answer: It is good for them if they abide even as I
Study note. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. (1 Corinthians 7:8)
Lesson 3 · 1 Corinthians 7:32 (KJV)
What does the unmarried man care for?
Answer: The things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord
Study note. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord. (1 Corinthians 7:32)
Lesson 4 · 1 Corinthians 7:35 (KJV)
What does Paul desire that we be?
Answer: Without carefulness... that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction
Study note. But I would have you without carefulness... that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. (1 Corinthians 7:32, 35)
Lesson 5 · Matthew 19:12 (KJV)
Whom did Jesus say received the saying of not marrying?
Answer: He that is able to receive it
Study note. All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given... He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. (Matthew 19:11-12)
Lesson 6 · Matthew 19:12 (KJV)
What kind of eunuchs did Jesus mention who made themselves so?
Answer: For the kingdom of heaven's sake
Study note. And there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. (Matthew 19:12)
Lesson 7 · Luke 2:36 (KJV)
Who was the prophetess that served in the temple as a widow?
Answer: Anna
Study note. And there was one Anna, a prophetess... she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple. (Luke 2:36-37)
Lesson 8 · Luke 2:37 (KJV)
How did Anna serve God?
Answer: With fastings and prayers night and day
Study note. ...which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. (Luke 2:37)
Lesson 9 · Luke 1:80 (KJV)
Was John the Baptist married, as far as Scripture records?
Answer: No, he lived in the wilderness alone
Study note. John the Baptist's life in the wilderness gives no biblical record of marriage; he was devoted wholly to his prophetic ministry. (Luke 1:80)
Lesson 10 · 1 Corinthians 7:26 (KJV)
What is preferable in the time of distress, according to Paul?
Answer: It is good for a man so to be (unmarried)
Study note. 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 7:26)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does singleness & devotion to the lord bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?