1 Corinthians 7:29

But, this, I say—the opportunity is, contracted for what remaineth—in order that, they who have wives, may be, as though they had none,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

In Context

28If, however, thou shouldst even marry, thou hast not sinned; and, if one who is virgin should marry, that one hath not sinned;—but, tribulation of the flesh, shall, such, have:—howbeit, I, spare you.

30And, they who weep, as though they wept not, and, they who rejoice, as though they rejoiced not, and, they who buy, as though they possessed not,

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:34But Barzillai said unto the king,—Like unto what, are the days of the years of my life, that I should come up with the king, to Jerusalem.

Psalms 39:4Let me know, O Yahweh, mine end, And the measure of my days—what it is, I would know how short-lived I am.

Psalms 103:15As for man, like grass, are his days, Like the blossom of the field, so, doth he blossom;

Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do,—for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.

Ecclesiastes 12:13The conclusion of the matter—the whole, let us hear,—Towards God, be reverent, and, his commandments, observe, for, this, [concerneth] all mankind.

Isaiah 40:6A voice saying Cry! And one said—What should I cry? All flesh, is grass, And, all the grace thereof, like the flower of the field:

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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