1 Corinthians 7:25-35

²⁵Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

²⁶Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

²⁷Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

²⁸But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

²⁹What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

³⁰those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

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.

³²I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

³³But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,

³⁴and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

³⁵I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

— 1 Corinthians 7:25-35

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1 Corinthians 7:31

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"For this world in its present form is passing away."

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Illustration of 1 Corinthians 7:31

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 7:31 -- For this world in its present form is passing away.

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 7:25-35

• 1 John 2:17
• 1 Peter 4:7
• 1 Peter 3:7
• Matthew 6:25-34
• 1 Corinthians 7:33-34
• Luke 10:40-42
• 1 Corinthians 7:36
• 1 Timothy 5:5
• Luke 21:34
• 1 Corinthians 7:28

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