I mean, brothers, — the interval has been shortened; so let those who have wives live as if they had none,
and the world is passing away with its desire, while he who does the will of God remains for ever.
let those who mix in the world live as if they were not engrossed in it, for the present phase of things is passing away.
Now the end of all is near. Steady then, keep cool and pray!
for All flesh is like the grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass: the grass withers and the flower fades,
Of course, if you are actually married, there is no sin in that; and if a maid marries, there is no sin in that. (At the same time those who marry will have outward trouble — and I would spare you that.)
let mourners live as if they were not mourning, let the joyful live as if they had no joy, let buyers live as if they had no hold on their goods,
Another said, 'I have married a wife; that is why I cannot come.'