Verse 29

1 Corinthians 7:29

Young's Literal Translation

29 And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened -- that both those having wives may be as not having;
Original Language Text
greek
τοῦτο δέ φημι, ἀδελφοί, ὁ καιρὸς συνεσταλμένος ⸂ἐστίν· τὸ λοιπὸν⸃ ἵνα καὶ οἱ ἔχοντες γυναῖκας ὡς μὴ ἔχοντες ὦσιν,
English Translation
This I say, brothers, the time is shortened; henceforth let those who have wives be as though they had none.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
1 And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good [it is] for a man not to touch a woman, Focus ↗
2 and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husba... Focus ↗
3 to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husb... Focus ↗
4 the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husban... Focus ↗
5 Defraud not one another, except by consent for a time, that ye may be free for fasting and prayer, a... Focus ↗
6 and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command, Focus ↗
7 for I wish all men to be even as I myself [am]; but each his own gift hath of God (Elohim), one inde... Focus ↗
8 And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am]; Focus ↗
9 and if they have not continence -- let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn; Focus ↗
10 and to the married I announce -- not I, but the Lord -- let not a wife separate from a husband: Focus ↗
11 but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and... Focus ↗
12 And to the rest I speak -- not the Lord -- if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is please... Focus ↗
13 and a woman who hath a husband unbelieving, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not send hi... Focus ↗
14 for the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been san... Focus ↗
15 And, if the unbelieving doth separate himself -- let him separate himself: the brother or the sister... Focus ↗
16 for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O... Focus ↗
17 if not, as God (Elohim) did distribute to each, as the Lord hath called each -- so let him walk; and... Focus ↗
18 being circumcised -- was any one called? let him not become uncircumcised; in uncircumcision was any... Focus ↗
19 the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing -- but a keeping of the commands of G... Focus ↗
20 Each in the calling in which he was called -- in this let him remain; Focus ↗
21 a servant -- wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free -- use [it]... Focus ↗
22 for he who [is] in the Lord -- having been called a servant -- is the Lord's freedman: in like manne... Focus ↗
23 with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men; Focus ↗
24 each, in that in which he was called, brethren, in this let him remain with God (Elohim). Focus ↗
25 And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained... Focus ↗
26 I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man... Focus ↗
27 Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a... Focus ↗
28 But and if thou mayest marry, thou didst not sin; and if the virgin may marry, she did not sin; and... Focus ↗
29 And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened -- that both those having wiv...
30 and those weeping, as not weeping; and those rejoicing, as not rejoicing; and those buying, as not p... Focus ↗
31 and those using this world, as not using [it] up; for passing away is the fashion of this world. Focus ↗
32 And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he sh... Focus ↗
33 and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how he shall please the wife. Focus ↗
34 The wife and the virgin have been distinguished: the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord... Focus ↗
35 And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and... Focus ↗
36 and if any one doth think [it] to be unseemly to his virgin, if she may be beyond the bloom of age,... Focus ↗
37 And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart -- not having necessity -- and hath authority over his o... Focus ↗
38 so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth bette... Focus ↗
39 A wife hath been bound by law as long time as her husband may live, and if her husband may sleep, sh... Focus ↗
40 and she is happier if she may so remain -- according to my judgment; and I think I also have the Spi... Focus ↗