1 Corinthians 7:29-31
“But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.”
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1 Corinthians 7:29-31 (KJV) says, "But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though…
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The words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 resound with urgency and profound wisdom: "But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that…
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Heavenly Father, As I come before Your throne today, I am filled with awe at the brevity of life and the urgency of the time we are living in. Your word in 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 reminds us of the transient nature of our existence, saying, "But this I say, brethren, the time is…
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