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1 Corinthians 7:27-29
Contemporary English Version
1 Corinthians 7:27-29
Contemporary English Version
27 If you are married, stay married. If you are not married, don't try to get married. 28 It isn't wrong to marry, even if you have never been married before. But those who marry will have a lot of trouble, and I want to protect you from this.
29 My friends, what I mean is that the Lord will soon come,[a] and it won't matter if you are married or not.
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- 7.29 the Lord will soon come: Or “there's not much time left” or “the time for decision comes quickly.”
1 Corinthians 7:27-29
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:27-29
New International Version
27 Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.(A) 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned;(B) and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
29 What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short.(C) From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not;
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