1 Corinthians 7:30

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;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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

29But this I say, brethren, the time that remains is short; that both they who have wives may be as though they had none;

31and they that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world is passing away.

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Cross References

Luke 6:25Woe to you that are full; for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now; for ye shall mourn and weep.

John 16:22And so ye now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.

Revelation 18:7By as much as she glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her; because in her heart she says: I sit a queen, and not a widow, and shall not see mourning.

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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