1 Corinthians 7:30

and those who weep, as though they were not weeping; and those who rejoice, as if they were not rejoicing; and those who buy, as if they possessed nothing;

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In The King James Version

And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

In Context

29And so, this is what I say, brothers: The time is short. What remains of it is such that: those who have wives should be as if they had none;

31and those who use the things of this world, as if they were not using them. For the figure of this world is passing away.

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Cross References

Psalms 30:5You will lead me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me. For you are my protector.

Ecclesiastes 3:4A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Isaiah 30:19For the people of Zion will live in Jerusalem. Bitterly, you will not weep. Mercifully, he will take pity on you. At the voice of your outcry, as soon as he hears, he will respond to you.

Luke 6:25Woe to you who are satisfied, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

John 16:22Therefore, you also, indeed, have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice. And no one will take away your joy from you.

Revelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in pleasure, so much so give to her torment and grief. For in her heart, she has said: ‘I am enthroned as queen,’ and, ‘I am not a widow,’ and, ‘I shall not see sorrow.’

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:26-36

Prudential Directions to Virgins. ( a. d. 57.) 25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. 26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. 27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. 28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall… Read the whole commentary →

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