30 And they that [a]weep, as though they wept not: and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not: and they that buy, as though they possessed not:

31 And they that use this [b]world, as though they used it not: for the [c]fashion of this world goeth away.

32 And I would have you without care. The unmarried careth for things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:30 By weeping, the Hebrews understand all adversity, and be joy, all prosperity.
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:31 Those things which God giveth us here.
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:31 The guise, the shape, and fashion: whereby he showeth us, that there is nothing in this world that continueth.

30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.(A)

32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs(B)—how he can please the Lord.

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