1 Corinthians 7:29 NIV

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:29

29. this I say—A summing up of the whole, wherein he draws the practical inference from what precedes (1 Corinthians 15:50). the time—the season (so the Greek) of this present dispensation up to the coming of the Lord (Romans 13:11). He uses the Greek expression which the Lord used in Luke 21:8; Mark 13:33. short—literally, "contracted." it remaineth—The oldest manuscripts read, "The time (season) is shortened as to what remains, in order that both they," c. that is, the effect which the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:25-40

3. Advice concerning virgins 7:25-40The second occurrence of the phrase peri de ("now concerning") occurs in 1 Corinthians 7:25 and indicates another subject about which the Corinthians had written Paul (cf. 1 Corinthians 7:1). This was the subject of single women. This section belongs with the rest of chapter 7 because this subject relates closely to what immediately precedes. Paul continued to deal with questions about marriage that the Corinthians’ asceticism raised. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:29

While it is true that the time a person has to serve Christ grows shorter with every day he or she lives, Paul probably meant that the Lord’s return is closer every day. However it is not the amount of time that we have left that concerned Paul but the fact that we know our time is limited. Christians should live with a certain perspective on the future and, therefore, we should live with eternity’s values consciously in view. We should be ready to make sacrifices now in view of the possibility... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Married men should live as soldiers of the Cross willing to forgo some of the comforts and pleasures of family life, but not its responsibilities, since we are in a spiritual battle. Those who weep should remember that present sorrow will be comparatively short (cf. Luke 6:21). Likewise those who rejoice should bear in mind that we have a serious purpose to fulfill in life (Luke 6:25). When we make purchases, we need to consider that we are only stewards of God and that everything really... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:29-35

Reasons for remaining single 7:29-35Paul next called his readers to take a different view of their relationship to the world since they lived in distressing times and the form of the world was passing away. We, too, need this view of the world since we also live in distressing times and the form of the world is still passing away. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Corinthians 7:29

7:29 wives, (c-17) It may be translated 'for the rest [I say it], in order that even they who have wives.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

(a) Answer to Questions about MarriageThe Corinthians had in their letter (1 Corinthians 7:1) asked St. Paul’s opinion on several points connectedwithmarriage. His language in reply is guarded; he speaks with some diffidence; he constantly admits exceptions and lays down restrictions. This makes his meaning sometimes obscure; but the general drift is that celibacy, though a good thing in itself, is not suited to the needs of many, especially in circumstances like theirs; and marriage, though... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 7:29

(29) But this I say, brethren.—This does not introduce a reiteration of what he has said already, but commences a solemn and affectionate warning, urging on them earnestly that, whether they applied or did not apply the principle to marriage, still that it is true, and of vast importance in regulating all life,—that men should live as ever expecting the return of the Lord. Let us not for one moment think that this principle was evolved by St. Paul from a mistaken belief that the Second Advent... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

1 Corinthians 7:10 ; 1 Corinthians 7:12 'He can be nowise considered the disciple of Paul,' says Bacon in the De Augmentis Scientiarum, "who does not sometimes insert in his doctrines, "I, not the Lord," or again, "according to my counsel," which style is generally suited to inferences. Wherefore it appears to me that it would be of especial use and benefit if a temperate and careful treatise were instituted, which, as a kind of Divine logic, should lay down proper precepts touching the use... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Chapter 11MARRIAGETHERE are two preliminary considerations which throw some light on this much-contested passage. First, Paul had to speak about marriage as he found it, as it existed among those to whom he wished to be of service. Hence he makes no allusion to that which among ourselves is the main argument for, or at least the one only justifying motive to marriage, viz., love. Marriage is treated here from a lower point of view than it would have been had this letter been originally written... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:25-40

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 7:29-35

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Corinthians 7:29

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 7:29

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

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