1 Corinthians 7:31
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 The Message (MSG)
I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don’t complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple—in marriage, grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary things—your daily routines of shopping, and so on. Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world thrusts on you. This world as you see it is fading away.
1 Corinthians 7:31 King James Version (KJV)
and they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
1 Corinthians 7:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the form of this world is passing away.
1 Corinthians 7:31 New Century Version (NCV)
Those who use the things of the world should live as if they were not using them, because this world in its present form will soon be gone.
1 Corinthians 7:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
1 Corinthians 7:31 New International Version (NIV)
those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
1 Corinthians 7:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.
1 Corinthians 7:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and those who use the world [taking advantage of its opportunities], as though they did not make full use of it. For the outward form of this world [its present social and material nature] is passing away.
1 Corinthians 7:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away.