Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
This is what I mean, brothers: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,
New American Standard Bible
But this I say, brethren,
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;
Holman Bible
And I say this, brothers: The time is limited,
A Conservative Version
But this I say, brothers, the time is shortened. It is the remaining, so that also those who have wives may be as not having,
American Standard Version
But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;
Amplified
But I say this, believers: the
An Understandable Version
But I say this, brothers; there is not much time left [i.e., before the crisis arrives in full fury. See verse 26]. From now on those men who are married should live as though they were single.
Anderson New Testament
Now, this I say, brethren, the time is fraught with trials. It remains that those who have wives be as though they had them not;
Bible in Basic English
But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;
Common New Testament
I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; so that from now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,
Daniel Mace New Testament
This I say, brethren, because the time is coming, when they who have wives will be as those that have none;
Darby Translation
But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having any:
Godbey New Testament
But I say this, brethren; that the time is at hand, that moreover indeed those having wives may be as those not having;
Goodspeed New Testament
But this I do say, brothers. The appointed time has grown very short. From this time on those who have wives should live as though they had none,
John Wesley New Testament
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that even they that have wives, be as if they had none: And they that weep, as if they wept not;
Julia Smith Translation
And this I say, brethren, the time is restricted; as to the rest, that they also having wives should be as not having;
King James 2000
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remains, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I say this, brothers: the time is shortened, that from now on even those who have wives should be as [if they] do not have [wives],
Modern King James verseion
But this I say, brothers, The time is short. It remains that both those who have wives should be as not having one.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This say I, brethren: the time is short. It remaineth that they which have wives, be as though they had none:
Moffatt New Testament
I mean, brothers, ??the interval has been shortened; so let those who have wives live as if they had none,
Montgomery New Testament
Indeed, brothers, the time that remains to us has been shortened; so let those who have wives live as if they had none,
NET Bible
And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
New Heart English Bible
But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
Noyes New Testament
But this I say, brethren, the time that remaineth is short; that both they that have wives may be as though they had none;
Sawyer New Testament
But this I say, brothers, the time is short, so that in future those who have wives should be as those not having them,
The Emphasized Bible
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,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now this I say, brethren, that the time is short. The conclusion is, that even they who have wives, should be as though they had not;
Twentieth Century New Testament
What I mean, Brothers, is this-The time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,
Webster
But this I say, brethren, The time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives, be as though they had none;
Weymouth New Testament
Yet of this I warn you, brethren: the time has been shortened--so that henceforth those who have wives should be as though they had none,
Williams New Testament
I mean this, brothers. The time has been cut short. For the future, men who have wives should live as though they had none,
World English Bible
But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
Worrell New Testament
But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened; that henceforth both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
Worsley New Testament
But this I say, brethren, that the time is short: it remains therefore, that even those, who have wives, be as though they had none;
Youngs Literal Translation
And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened -- that both those having wives may be as not having;
Themes
Exhortations » Special » To redeem the time
Marriage » Those that do not marry
Redeeming the time » How secured » By subordinating earthly duties to heavenly
Spirituality » Brings indifference to worldly good
Time » Redeeming the » By subordinating earthly duties to heavenly
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 7:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Concerning The Unmarried
28 But if you do get married, you have not sinned. And if a virgin gets married, she has not sinned. However, these people will experience trouble in this life, and I want to spare you from that. 29 This is what I mean, brothers: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none, 30 and those who mourn as though they did not mourn, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not own a thing,
Cross References
Romans 13:11-12
This is necessary because you know the times it's already time for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.
Job 14:1-2
Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble.
Psalm 39:4-7
"LORD, let me know how my life ends, and the standard by which you will measure my days, whatever it is! Then I will know how transient my life is.
Psalm 90:5-10
You will sweep them away while they are asleep by morning they are like growing grass.
Psalm 103:15-16
A person's life is like grass it blossoms like wild flowers,
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.
Ecclesiastes 12:7-8
then man's dust will go back to the earth, returning to what it was, and the spirit will return to the God who gave it.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Let the conclusion of all of these thoughts be heard: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this is what it means to be human.
Isaiah 24:1-2
"Watch out! The LORD is about to depopulate the land and devastate it; he will turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants.
Isaiah 40:6-8
A voice says, "Cry out!" So I asked, "What am I to cry out?" "All humanity is grass, and all its loyalty is like the flowers of the field.
1 Corinthians 7:31
and those who use the things in the world as though they were not dependent on them. For the world in its present form is passing away.
Hebrews 13:13-14
Therefore go to him outside the camp and endure the insults he endured.
James 4:13-16
Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town, stay there a year, conduct business, and make money."
1 Peter 1:24
For "All human life is like grass, and all its glory is like a flower in the grass. The grass dries up and the flower drops off,
1 Peter 4:7
Because everything will soon come to an end, be sensible and clear-headed, so you can pray.
2 Peter 3:8-9
Don't forget this fact, dear friends: With the Lord a single day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a single day.
1 John 2:17
And the world and its desires are fading away, but the person who does God's will remains forever.