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From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short. So from now on, those with wives should not focus only on their marriage. <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now I say this, brothers: The season is shortened; that from now on both those having wives, should be as having none; <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/7.htm">King James Bible</a> But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/7.htm">New King James Version</a> But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none, <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But this I say, brothers, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none; <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none; <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none; <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But this I say, brothers, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none; <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But I say this, believers: the time has been shortened, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they did not; <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none, <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none, <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none; <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My friends, what I mean is that the Lord will soon come, and it won't matter if you are married or not. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none; <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time has been shortened. While it lasts, those who are married should live as though they were not. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> What I mean, my friends, is this: there is not much time left, and from now on married people should live as though they were not married; <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what I mean, brothers: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none, <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; <a href="/net/1_corinthians/7.htm">NET Bible</a> And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none, <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, those who have wives should be as though they had none;. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But this I say, brethren, The time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives, be as though they had none; <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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, <a href="/web/1_corinthians/7.htm">World English Bible</a> But I say this, brothers: the time is short. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And this I say, brothers, the time from now on is having been shortened—that both those having wives may be as not having; <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now I say this, brothers: The season is shortened; that from now on both those having wives, should be as having none; <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened -- that both those having wives may be as not having; <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this I say, brethren, the time is restricted; as to the rest, that they also having wives should be as not having;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> This therefore I say, brethren; the time is short; it remaineth, that they also who have wives, be as if they had none; <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, this is what I say, brothers: The time is short. What remains of it is such that: those who have wives should be as if they had none; <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/7.htm">New American Bible</a> I tell you, brothers, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them, <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But this I do say, my brethren, the time is short; let those who have wives be as though they had none; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And I say this brethren: the time now is short, for those who have wives shall be as if they were without them,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> 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; <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But I say this, brethren; that the time is at hand, that moreover indeed those having wives may be as those not having; <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> 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; <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> This I say, brethren, because the time is coming, when they who have wives will be as those that have none; <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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, <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened; that henceforth both those who have wives may be as though they had none; <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> 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; <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=1420" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">The Unmarried and Widowed</a> …28But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this. 29<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">What</a> <a href="/greek/5346.htm" title="5346: phēmi (V-PIA-1S) -- To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.">I am saying,</a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphoi (N-VMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers,</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. ">is that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairos (N-NMS) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.">time</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/4958.htm" title="4958: synestalmenos (V-RPM/P-NMS) -- To contract, shorten, wrap around, swathe. From sun and stello; to send together, i.e. Enwrap, contract.">short.</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3063.htm" title="3063: loipon (Adj-ANS) -- Finally, from now on, henceforth, beyond that. Neuter singular of the same as loipoy; something remaining.">From now on</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">have</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaikas (N-AFP) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">wives</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ōsin (V-PSA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">should live</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as if</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">they had</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">none;</a> 30those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Romans 13:11-12</a> And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. / The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. <a href="/james/5-8.htm">James 5:8-9</a> You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. / Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door! <a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">1 Peter 4:7</a> The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray. <a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34-36</a> But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. / For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. / So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.” <a href="/1_john/2-17.htm">1 John 2:17</a> The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. <a href="/philippians/4-5.htm">Philippians 4:5</a> Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near. <a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42-44</a> Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. / But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. / For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a> For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/2_peter/3-8.htm">2 Peter 3:8-9</a> Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. / The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. <a href="/revelation/1-3.htm">Revelation 1:3</a> Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. <a href="/hebrews/10-25.htm">Hebrews 10:25</a> Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. <a href="/mark/13-32.htm">Mark 13:32-37</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. / Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come. / It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. ... <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1-8</a> To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: / a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, / a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build, ... <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a> A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” <a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a> “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But this I say, brothers, the time is short: it remains, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;the time.<a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1,2</a> Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble… <a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-7</a> LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am… <a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5-10</a> Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up… that both.<a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7,8,13,14</a> Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it… <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1,2</a> Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof… <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a> The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/4-9.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-8.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Henceforth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-13.htm">Live</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-6.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-19.htm">Short</a> <a href="/mark/13-20.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/luke/12-50.htm">Straitened</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-18.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-14.htm">Warn</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-12.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/acts/21-5.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-15.htm">Henceforth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">Live</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-5.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">Short</a> <a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">Straitened</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-2.htm">Warn</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-15.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-34.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 7</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-1.htm">He discusses marriage;</a> 4. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">showing it to be a remedy against sinful desires,</a> 10. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">and that the bond thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved.</a> 20. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-20.htm">Every man must be content with his vocation.</a> 25. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-25.htm">Virginity wherefore to be embraced;</a> 35. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-35.htm">and for what respects we may either marry, or abstain from marrying.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>What I am saying, brothers, Paul addresses the Corinthian believers with a term of endearment, "brothers," indicating a familial relationship within the body of Christ. This reflects the early Christian understanding of the church as a family, transcending biological ties. The use of "brothers" also emphasizes the equality and unity among believers, regardless of their social or economic status, which was a radical concept in the stratified society of the Roman Empire.is that the time is short. Paul's assertion that "the time is short" reflects an eschatological urgency prevalent in the early church. This phrase suggests an awareness of the imminent return of Christ, a theme consistent with other New Testament writings (e.g., <a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Romans 13:11-12</a>, <a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">1 Peter 4:7</a>). The early Christians lived with the expectation that Christ could return at any moment, which influenced their priorities and lifestyle choices. This sense of urgency is not just about chronological time but also about the opportunity to live faithfully in the present age.From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; This statement is not a call to neglect marital responsibilities but rather an exhortation to prioritize spiritual commitments over earthly ties. In the context of <a href="/1_corinthians/7.htm">1 Corinthians 7</a>, Paul discusses marriage and singleness, emphasizing that both states are gifts from God and should be lived out with a focus on serving the Lord. The phrase suggests a detachment from worldly concerns, echoing Jesus' teaching in <a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26</a> about the cost of discipleship. It underscores the transient nature of earthly relationships in light of eternal realities, encouraging believers to live with a heavenly perspective.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth with guidance on how to live in light of the imminent return of Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and moral challenges, where the early Christian church faced various social and spiritual issues. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The community of believers in the first century, navigating their faith amidst persecution and societal pressures.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_urgency_of_time.htm">Understanding the Urgency of Time</a> Paul emphasizes the brevity of time, urging believers to prioritize their spiritual lives over earthly concerns. <a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a> The instruction to live "as if they had none" is not a call to neglect responsibilities but to hold earthly ties loosely, focusing on eternal priorities. <a href="/topical/b/balancing_earthly_and_spiritual_responsibilities.htm">Balancing Earthly and Spiritual Responsibilities</a> While believers are called to live with an eternal perspective, they must also fulfill their earthly duties in a way that honors God. <a href="/topical/a/anticipating_christ's_return.htm">Anticipating Christ's Return</a> The anticipation of Christ's return should motivate believers to live holy and purposeful lives, making the most of every opportunity to serve God. <a href="/topical/d/detachment_from_worldly_concerns.htm">Detachment from Worldly Concerns</a> Christians are encouraged to detach from worldly anxieties and focus on their relationship with God, trusting Him with their earthly concerns.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 7</a> <a href="/q/was_apostle_paul_ever_married.htm">Was apostle Paul ever married?</a> <a href="/q/does_1_cor_7_29_imply_a_failed_end-time.htm">When Paul says “the time is short” in 1 Corinthians 7:29, does this suggest a failed expectation of an imminent end of the world? </a> <a href="/q/what_disrupts_harmony_like_vinegar.htm">What does 'saved and being saved' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_living_for_jesus_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'This is My Body'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) But this I say, brethren.--This does not introduce a reiteration of what he has said already, but commences a solemn and affectionate warning, urging on them earnestly that, whether they applied or did not apply the principle to marriage, still that it is true, and of vast importance in regulating all life,--that men should live as ever expecting the return of the Lord. Let us not for one moment think that this principle was evolved by St. Paul from a mistaken belief that the Second Advent was close at hand. This principle of life was taught by Christ Himself. He warned men against living carelessly because they thought "the Lord delayeth His coming." They were to be ever on the watch, as servants for the unexpected return of their master--as guests for the coming of the bridegroom. It was not the opinion that Christ would soon come which led St. Paul to hold and teach this principle of Christian life. Perhaps it was his intense realisation of this eternal truth which the Lord had taught, his assimilation of it as part of his very being, from which the conviction arose that the Advent was not only in theory always, but, as a matter of fact, then near at hand. Hope and belief mysteriously mingled together in one longing unity of feeling.It may be asked, if the Apostles were mistaken on this point, may they not have been mistaken about other things also? The best answer to such a question, perhaps, is that this was just the one point on which our Lord had said they should not be informed, and it is the one point on which they were not informed. "Times and seasons" were to be excluded from their knowledge (<a href="/acts/1-6.htm" title="When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?">Acts 1:6</a>).The time is short: it remaineth . . .--Better, The time that remains is shortened, so that both they that have wives, &c. (the Greek word for "remain" (to loipon) is used frequently by St. Paul in a sort of adverbial way, <a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm" title="Finally, brothers, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.">2Corinthians 13:11</a>; <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm" title="Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.">Ephesians 6:10</a>; <a href="/philippians/4-8.htm" title="Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.">Philippians 4:8</a>). The words "so that" do not introduce a series of apostolic exhortations based upon and growing out of the previous statement regarding the brevity of the remaining time, but they express what was God's intention in thus making the time short. St. Paul regards everything as having its place and purpose in the divine economy. If the time were long (and the teaching applies equally--for the principle is the same--to the brevity of life), then, indeed, men might live as having "much goods laid up for many years" (<a href="/luke/12-19.htm" title="And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.">Luke 12:19</a>); but the time of life is short, that each may keep himself from being the slave of the external conditions and relationships of life. Such is the force of the series of striking contrasts with which the Apostle now illustrates the habit of life which God intended to follow from the shortening of the time. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 29. - But this I say. I will not dwell on those coming trials, but will only remind you that they are imminent, and that when they come all earthly distinctions will vanish into insignifiance. The time is short; literally, the season has been contracted; in other words, "The end of all things is at hand" (<a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">1 Peter 4:7</a>). The word sunestalmenos cannot mean "disastrous." The verb is used for "folding up" in <a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Acts 5:6</a>; "Tempus in collecto est" (Tertullian). It remaineth, that. The reading and punctuation are here uncertain. The best reading seems to be "The time has been shortened henceforth, in order that," etc. The very object of the hastened end is that Christians should sit loose to earthly interests. As though they had none. They would thus be nearer to the condition of the "angels in heaven." <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[What] δέ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. I am saying, φημι (phēmi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5346.htm">Strong's 5346: </a> To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say. brothers, ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. [is] that Τοῦτο (Touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. time καιρὸς (kairos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2540.htm">Strong's 2540: </a> Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time. is ἐστίν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. short. συνεσταλμένος (synestalmenos) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4958.htm">Strong's 4958: </a> To contract, shorten, wrap around, swathe. From sun and stello; to send together, i.e. Enwrap, contract. From now on λοιπὸν (loipon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Finally, from now on, henceforth, beyond that. Neuter singular of the same as loipoy; something remaining. those who οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. have ἔχοντες (echontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. wives γυναῖκας (gynaikas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. should live ὦσιν (ōsin) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. as if ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. they had ἔχοντες (echontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. none; μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 7:29 But I say this brothers: the time (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 7:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 7:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 7:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 7:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>