31those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.


In Context

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

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

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.

32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord.

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

1st Corinthians 7:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:31And they that use this world, as not abusing [it:] for the fashion of this world passeth away.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:31And they that use this world, as if they used it not: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:31and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:31and they that use the world, as not disposing of it as their own; for the fashion of this world passes.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:31and those that use the world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:31And they that use this world, as not abusing it. For the fashion of this world passeth away.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:31and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:31and those using this world, as not using it up; for passing away is the fashion of this world.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:31And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passes away.