Parallel Verses New Living Translation But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short. So from now on, those with wives should not focus only on their marriage. King James Bible But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; Darby Bible Translation But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having any: World English Bible But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none; Young's Literal Translation And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened -- that both those having wives may be as not having; 1 Corinthians 7:29 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible7:29 But this I say, brethren - With great confidence. The time of our abode here is short. It plainly follows, that even they who have wives be as serious, zealous, active, dead to the world, as devoted to God, as holy in all manner of conversation, as if they had none - By so easy a transition does the apostle slide from every thing else to the one thing needful; and, forgetting whatever is temporal, is swallowed up in eternity. 1 Corinthians 7:29 Parallel Commentaries Library Family Religion. "Lo! where yon cottage whitens through the green, The loveliest feature of a matchless scene; Beneath its shading elm, with pious fear, An aged mother draws her children near, While from the Holy Word, with earnest air, She teaches them the privilege of prayer. Look! how their infant eyes with rapture speak; Mark the flushed lily on the dimpled cheek; Their hearts are filled with gratitude and love, Their hopes are centered in a world above!" The Christian home demands a family religion. This makes … Samuel Philips—The Christian Home The Apostolic Scriptures. It Is, Therefore, the Present Necessity that we are to Avoid... But Lest any Should Think that of Two Works... Cross References Ezekiel 7:12 Yes, the time has come; the day is here! Buyers should not rejoice over bargains, nor sellers grieve over losses, for all of them will fall under my terrible anger. Romans 13:11 This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Romans 13:12 The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living. 1 Corinthians 7:28 But if you do get married, it is not a sin. And if a young woman gets married, it is not a sin. However, those who get married at this time will have troubles, and I am trying to spare you those problems. 1 Corinthians 7:30 Those who weep or who rejoice or who buy things should not be absorbed by their weeping or their joy or their possessions. 1 Corinthians 7:31 Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away. Jump to Previous Appointed Grown Henceforth Live Mean Rest Short Shortened Straitened Time Warn Wise WivesJump to Next Appointed Grown Henceforth Live Mean Rest Short Shortened Straitened Time Warn Wise WivesLinks 1 Corinthians 7:29 NIV1 Corinthians 7:29 NLT 1 Corinthians 7:29 ESV 1 Corinthians 7:29 NASB 1 Corinthians 7:29 KJV 1 Corinthians 7:29 Bible Apps 1 Corinthians 7:29 Biblia Paralela 1 Corinthians 7:29 Chinese Bible 1 Corinthians 7:29 French Bible 1 Corinthians 7:29 German Bible 1 Corinthians 7:29 Commentaries Bible Hub |