1 Corinthians 7:31

1 Corinthians 7:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
• 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.

Context of 1 Corinthians 7:31

29This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none, 30those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they didn’t own anything, and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away. 32I want you to be without concerns. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord — how he may please the Lord. 33But the married man is concerned about the things of the world — how he may please his wife —

1 Corinthians 7:31 word by word

καὶ οἱ χρώμενοι τὸν κόσμον ὡς μὴ καταχρώμενοι. παράγει γὰρ τὸ σχῆμα τοῦ κόσμου τούτου·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that useχράωchraomai · to useG5530
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• notμήmē · notG3361
• abusingκαταχράομαιkatachraomai · to use upG2710
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the fashionσχῆμαschēma · formG4976
• passeth awayπαράγωparagō · to passG3855

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 7:31

• 1 Corinthians 9:18What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my rights in the gospel.
• Ecclesiastes 2:24There is nothing better for a person than to eat, drink, and enjoy his work. I have seen that even this is from God’s hand,
• Ecclesiastes 3:12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.
• Ecclesiastes 5:18Here is what I have seen to be good: It is appropriate to eat, drink, and experience good in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of his life God has given him, because that is his reward.
• Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.
• Ecclesiastes 11:2Give a portion to seven or even to eight, for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.
• Matthew 24:48But if that wicked servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’
• Matthew 25:14“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
• Luke 12:15He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
• Luke 16:1Now he said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.
• Luke 19:17“‘Well done, good servant! ’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’
• Luke 21:34“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
• 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
• James 5:1Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.
• Psalms 39:6Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.
• Psalms 73:20Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, you will despise their image.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31And they that use this world - Let them who have earthly property or employments discharge conscientiously their duties, from a conviction of the instability of earthly things. Make a right use of every thing, and pervert nothing from its use. To use a thing is to employ it properly in order to accomplish the end to which it refers. To abuse a thing signifies to pervert it from that use. Pass through things temporal, so as not to lose those which are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31And they that use this world - That make a necessary and proper use of it to furnish raiment, food, clothing, medicine, protection, etc. It is right so to use the world, for it was made for these purposes. The word using here refers to the lawful use of it ( ́ chrōmenoi). As not abusing it - ́ . The preposition katain composition here has the sense of “too much, too freely,” and is taken not merely in an intensive sense, but to denote evil, the abuse of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 Considering the distress of those times, the unmarried state was best. Notwithstanding, the apostle does not condemn marriage. How opposite are those to the apostle Paul who forbid many to marry, and entangle them with vows to remain single, whether they ought to do so or not! He exhorts all Christians to holy indifference toward the world. As to relations; they must not set their hearts on the comforts of the state. As to afflictions; they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-35Paul provides three reasons why it is often better for single people to stay unmarried. First, single people face fewer daily problems than married people. Second, since the end is near, Christians should not let marriage and worldly matters be their main focus. Their main focus should be Christ and eternity. Third, marriage involves earthly responsibilities and divided interests, so those who stay single can dedicate their lives more fully to serving…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. not abusing it--not abusing it by an overmuch using of it. The meaning of "abusing" here is, not so much perverting, as using it to the full [Bengel]. We are to use it, "not to take our fill" of its pursuits as our chief aim (compare Lu 10:40-42). As the planets while turning on their own axis, yet revolve round the sun; so while we do our part in our own worldly sphere, God is to be the center of all our desires. fashion--the present fleeting form…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 7:31

• Marriage
• Spirituality
• Watchfulness
• Worldliness
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Abuse
• Attend
• Consent
• Contain
• Distraction
• Loose
• Mercy
• Revelation of Christ
• Snare
• Sorrow

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings