1 Corinthians 7:31

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Psalm 39:6

and it disappears like a shadow. Our struggles are senseless; we store up more and more, without ever knowing who will get it all.

Psalm 73:20

They will disappear, Lord, despised like a bad dream the morning after.

Ecclesiastes 1:4

People come, and people go, but still the world never changes.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Share what you have with seven or eight others, because you never know when disaster may strike.

Luke 21:34

Don't spend all your time thinking about eating or drinking or worrying about life. If you do, the final day will suddenly catch you

1 Corinthians 7:29

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

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 9:18

What pay am I given? It is the chance to preach the good news free of charge and not to use the privileges that are mine because I am a preacher.

Hebrews 12:27

The words “once again” mean that these created things will some day be shaken and removed. Then what cannot be shaken will last.

James 4:14

What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.

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.