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1 Corinthians 7:29-31 BBE
(29) But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;
(30) And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing;
(31) And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will quickly come to an end.
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 ALT
(29) But this I say, brothers [and sisters], the time has been shortened; from now on, it is that even the ones having wives should be as not having,
(30) and the ones weeping as not weeping, and the ones rejoicing as not rejoicing, and the buying as not possessing,
(31) and the ones making use of this world as not making full use of [it], for the form of this world is passing away.
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 CEV
(29) My friends, what I mean is that the Lord will soon come, and it won't matter if you are married or not.
(30) It will be all the same if you are crying or laughing, or if you are buying or are completely broke.
(31) It won't make any difference how much good you are getting from this world or how much you like it. This world as we know it is now passing away.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation