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1 Corinthians 7:29

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;

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ASV

But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;

KJV

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

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1 John 2:17The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.1 Corinthians 7:31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.Romans 13:11–12And 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.James 4:13–16Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”Hebrews 13:13–14Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.Ecclesiastes 12:13–14When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.2 Peter 3:8–9Beloved, 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.Hebrews 13:14For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.Psalms 103:15–16As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;Ecclesiastes 12:7–8before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,Psalms 39:4–7“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.Isaiah 40:6–8A 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.Isaiah 24:1–2Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—Psalms 90:5–10You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—1 Corinthians 1:12What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”2 Samuel 19:34But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?

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