1 Corinthians 7:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

My friends, what I mean is that the Lord will soon come, and it won't matter if you are married or not.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:34

Barzillai answered: Your Majesty, why should I go to Jerusalem? I don't have much longer to live.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Life is short and meaningless, and it fades away like a shadow. Who knows what is best for us? Who knows what will happen after we are gone?

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Work hard at whatever you do. You will soon go to the world of the dead, where no one works or thinks or reasons or knows anything.

Ezekiel 7:12

The time is coming when everyone will be ruined. Buying and selling will stop,

Luke 14:20

Still another guest said, “I have just got married, and I can't be there.”

1 Corinthians 7:28

It isn't wrong to marry, even if you have never been married before. But those who marry will have a lot of trouble, and I want to protect you from that.

1 Corinthians 7:30

It will be all the same if you are crying or laughing, or if you are buying or are completely broke.

1 Corinthians 7:31

It won't make any difference how much good you are getting from this world or how much you like it. This world as we know it is now passing away.

1 Peter 1:24

The Scriptures say, “Humans wither like grass, and their glory fades like wild flowers. Grass dries up, and flowers fall to the ground.

1 Peter 4:7

Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.

1 John 2:17

The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live for ever.