1 Corinthians 7:31

New International Reader's Version

Those who use the things of the world should not become all wrapped up in them. The world as it now exists is passing away.

Cross References

Psalm 39:6

People are only shadows as they go here and there. They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything. They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.

Psalm 73:20

A dream goes away when a person wakes up. Lord, it will be like that when you rise up. It will be as if those people were only a dream.

Ecclesiastes 1:4

People come and people go. But the earth remains forever.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Try to succeed by doing many things. After all, you don’t know what great trouble might come on the land.

Luke 21:34

“Be careful. If you aren’t, your hearts will be loaded down with wasteful living, drunkenness and the worries of life. Then the day the Son of Man returns will close on you like a trap. It will happen suddenly.

1 Corinthians 7:29

Brothers and sisters, what I mean is that the time is short. From now on, those who have a husband or wife should live as if they did not.

1 Corinthians 7:30

Those who mourn should live as if they did not. Those who are happy should live as if they were not. Those who buy something should live as if it were not theirs to keep.

1 Corinthians 9:18

Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do this without using all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.

Hebrews 12:27

The words “once more” point out that what can be shaken can be taken away. I’m talking about created things. Then what can’t be shaken will remain.

James 4:14

You don’t even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist that appears for a little while. Then it disappears.

1 Peter 1:24

It is written, “All people are like grass. All their glory is like the flowers in the field. The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. So be watchful and control yourselves. Then you may pray.

1 John 2:17

The world and its evil desires are passing away. But whoever does what God wants them to do lives forever.