1 Corinthians 7:30

And those who weep, as though they did not weep; and those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; and those who buy, as though they did not possess;

Revised King James New Testament

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 is short: from now on let those who have wives be as though they had none;

31And those who use this world, as though not engrossed in it: for the form of this world passes away.

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Cross References

Luke 6:25Woe to you who are full! for you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

John 16:22So also you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and no man shall take your joy from you.

Revelation 18:7As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, give to her that measure of torment and grief: for she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and am no widow, and shall never 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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