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We All Must Keep Our Earthly Life In Eternal Perspective

29 And this I say, brothers— the time[a] is shortened, so that henceforth even the ones having wives should be as-though not having, 30 and the ones weeping as-though not weeping, and the ones rejoicing as-though not rejoicing, and the ones buying as-though not holding-on-to[b], 31 and the ones making-use-of the world as-though not making-full-use-of it. For the form[c] of this world is passing away.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:29 That is, the time remaining to serve Christ before you die or He comes is in a state of shortness.
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:30 Or, retaining.
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:31 Or, outward appearance.

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