1 Corinthians 7:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:29 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:29 — KJV
“But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;”
— 1 Corinthians 7:29 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:29 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 7:29
“And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:29: say, brethren, time
“And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. meet...: Heb. sons of power”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:29: say, brethren, time
“And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. Be favourable...: or, Gratify us in them”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:29: say, brethren, time
“And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. I thought...: Heb. I said, I will reveal in thine ear”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:29: say, though, none
“And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you: in times...: Heb. both yesterday and the third day”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:29: say, time, both
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