| Dewey D. Wallace - 1987 - 300 pages
...that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoyce, as though they rejoyced not; [and] those [they] that buy, as though they possessed not; and...abusing it; for the fashion of this world passeth away," 1 Cor. 7:29, 30, 31. He mentions the shortness of time, as that the meditation and expectation... | |
| Bernard Marie Dupriez - 1991 - 572 pages
...indifference. Compare this with: 'But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth that those that have wives be as though they had none; And they...abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away' (1 Corinthians 7: 29-31). Extreme positions thus neutralize one another in a new and unique 'reality.'... | |
| Lewis Sperry Chafer - 1922 - 146 pages
...and the lust of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful" (Mark 4:19). "But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth,...they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not; and they that use this world [Satanic system], as not... | |
| Alfred Marshall - 1992 - 834 pages
...brethren, the time is short: it remaineth. that both they that have wives be as though they had none: 30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they...not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; 31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. 32... | |
| Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 164 pages
...bitterness for his firstborn." And thus the world loses its charms for true believers, as Paul says, "It remaineth, that both they that have wives be as...and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not," because a stronger flavor has taken possession of their palate, and made them forget everything else.... | |
| Charles Hodge - 1994 - 400 pages
...to spare you these sufferings. 29-31. But this I say, brethren, the time (is) short ; it reraaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had...abusing (it) : for the fashion of this world passeth away. 'This is another reason why you should not marry. You -will soon have to leave your wives. It... | |
| Hent de Vries - 1999 - 506 pages
...New Testament (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1992). The King James Version has: "But this 1 say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that...not; / And they that use this world, as not abusing if; for the fashion of this world passeth away." This is not to say that the world, its goods, and... | |
| Hans Jonas - 2001 - 400 pages
...transcendental religion, not confined to Gnosticism in particular. We remind the reader of St. Paul's saying: But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth,...abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. (I Cor. 7:29-3l) is not identical with true being, it is yet a stepping stone to it. But "this... | |
| E. Keith Howick - 2003 - 220 pages
...cautioned the people about choosing between the things of the world and the kingdom of God when he said, "This I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth,...abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away" (1 Corinthians 7:29-31). After the servant heard all of the guests' excuses, he returned to his... | |
| William Williams - 2003 - 68 pages
...make every effort to be in that condition approved by the Apostle in 1 Corinthians 7: 29, etc.—'that both they that have wives be as though they had none;...and they that use this world, as not abusing it.' I thank my God that there is no affliction, cross or sorrow laid upon me, but that my heavenly Father... | |
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