1 Corinthians 7:29 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁹ But I say this, brothers; there is not much time left [i.e., before the crisis arrives in full fury. See verse 26] From now on those men who are married should live as though they were single.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ I mean, brethren, the appointed time has been winding down and it has grown very short. From now on, let even those who have wives be as if they had none,

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;

Common English Bible

²⁹ This is what I’m saying, brothers and sisters: The time has drawn short. From now on, those who have wives should be like people who don’t have them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ And so, this is what I say, brothers: The time is short. What remains of it is such that: those who have wives should be as if they had none;

1 Corinthians 7:29 Referencias Cruzadas

1 John 2:17

And the world, with its [physical and material] desires, is passing away, but the person who does what God wants will continue to live forever.

1 Corinthians 7:31

And those who make use of the things of the world [should live] as though they were not [really] involved with them. For the world as we know it is passing away. [Note: The five “as though’s” of verses 29-31 are intended to emphasize that Christians should live with eternity in mind and not to become preoccupied with even legitimate earthly circumstances].

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of everything [as far as your lives are concerned] is near, so be sensible, and sober [so as to be] prayerful.

1 Peter 1:24

For all forms of flesh are similar to grass, and all the splendor of [a person’s] flesh is like the flower [which blossoms] from the grass. [But as with] grass, [a person’s flesh] withers, and its flower [i.e., his splendor] falls off.

1 Corinthians 7:28

But if you should marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin girl marries, she has not sinned. Yet those individuals [who do marry] will have troubles in this life, and I want to spare you of that.

1 Corinthians 7:30

Those who cry [should live] as though they were not sad. Those who rejoice [should live] as though they were not happy. Those who buy things [should live] as though they did not own them.

Luke 14:20

And the third person said, ‘I just got married, so I cannot attend [the supper].’