1 Corinthians 7:29

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Summary

1 Corinthians 7:29

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

The time

That both

1 Peter 1:24

General references

Luke 14:20

Hebrews 13:14

Bible References

The time

“Man, who is born of woman,
Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

“Lord, make me to know my end
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how transient I am.

You have swept them away like a flood, they

fall asleep;

In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew.

As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.

That both

then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the

spirit will return to God who gave it.

Behold, the Lord

lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.

A voice says, “Call out.”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”

All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”

For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,

General references

Another one said, ‘I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’

For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.