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But this I say, brethren: the time is short. It remaineth that those who have wives should be as though they had none;
But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;
But I say this, believers: the time has been shortened, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they did not;
I mean, brethren, the appointed time has been winding down and it has grown very short. From now on, let even those who have wives be as if they had none,
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
This 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,
This is what I’m saying, brothers and sisters: The time has drawn short. From now on, those who have wives should be like people who don’t have them.
What I am saying, brothers, is that there is not much time left: from now on a man with a wife should live as if he had none —
My friends, what I mean is that the Lord will soon come, and it won't matter if you are married or not.
But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having [any]:
And this I say, brothers— the time is shortened, so that henceforth even the ones having wives should be as-though not having,
This therefore I say, brethren; the time is short; it remaineth, that they also who have wives, be as if they had none;
Brothers and sisters, this is what I mean: We don’t have much time left. So starting now, those who have wives should be the same as those who don’t.
My Christian friends, this is what I mean: The time that remains is very short. So men who have wives should live as if they had no wife.
I also say this, brothers: The time is short. From now on, let those who have wives live as if they have none;
This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none,
This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none,
Brothers and sisters, this is what I mean: ·We do not have much time left [The time is short/limited/coming to an end]. So starting now, those who have wives should live as if they had no wives.
And this I say, brethren, because the time is short, hereafter that both they which have wives, be as though they had none:
This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time has been shortened. While it lasts, those who are married should live as though they were not.
What I mean, my friends, is this: there is not much time left, and from now on married people should live as though they were not married;
And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,
Brothers, this is what I mean: We do not have much time left. So starting now, those who have wives should use their time to serve the Lord as if they had no wives.
This is what I mean, brothers: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,
My opinion is this, that amid all the difficulties of the present time you would do best to remain just as you are. Are you married? Well, don’t try to be separated. Are you unattached? Then don’t try to get married. But if you, a man, should marry, don’t think that you have done anything sinful. And the same applies to a young woman. Yet I believe that those who take this step are bound to find the married state an extra burden in these critical days, and I should like you to be as unencumbered as possible, All our futures are so foreshortened, indeed, that those who have wives should live, so to speak, as though they had none! There is no time to indulge in sorrow, no time for enjoying our joys; those who buy have no time to enjoy their possessions, and indeed their every contact with the world must be as light as possible, for the present scheme of things is rapidly passing away. That is why I should like you to be as free from worldly entanglements as possible. The unmarried man is free to concern himself with the Lord’s affairs, and how he may please him. But the married man is sure to be concerned with matters of this world, that he may please his wife. You find the same differences in the case of the unmarried and the married woman. The unmarried concerns herself with the Lord’s affairs, and her aim in life is to make herself holy, in body and in spirit. But the married woman must concern herself with the things of this world, and her aim will be to please her husband.
But this I say, brothers, the time is short; for the rest, let those that have wives be as though they had none;
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
But this I say, brothers, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none;
But I say this, brothers: the time is shortened, that from now on even those who have wives should be as if they do not have wives,
The important thing to remember is that our remaining time is very short, and so are our opportunities for doing the Lord’s work. For that reason those who have wives should stay as free as possible for the Lord;
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.
But this I say, brothers, the time is short. It remains that those who have wives should be as though they had none;
And I say this, my brothers: the time has grown short. From now on those who have wives should · be as though they had none,
This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time has been shortened. While it lasts, those who are married should live as though they were not.
I tell you, brothers, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them,
But this I say, brothers, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none;
But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none;
What I am saying, brethren, is that our time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,
Brothers and sisters, this is what I mean: We do not have much time left. So starting now, those who have wives should live as if they had no wives.
And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
Brothers and sisters, what I mean is that the time is short. From now on, those who have a husband or wife should live as if they did not.
What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not;
What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not;
But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none,
I mean this, Christian brothers. The time is short. A married man should use his time as if he did not have a wife.
But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short. So from now on, those with wives should not focus only on their marriage.
This I say, brethren: the time is short. It remains that those who have wives should be as though they had none,
I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,
I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,
I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,
I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,
This is what I mean, my brothers and sisters. The present situation won’t last long; for the moment, let those who have wives live as though they weren’t married,
Now this I say, Achim b’Moshiach, the time [until HaKetz] has been shortened. From now on, let those having nashim live as if not having nashim,
And this I say, brothers, because the time is short: that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,
I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; from now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none,
I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; from now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none,
But this I say, brothers and sisters—the time is short. From now on those who have wives should be as though they had none;
But hear what I say, brothers and sisters: the time is short and growing shorter. So for the time remaining, even if you have wives, live with the undivided focus of those who do not have them.
But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
Here, my brothers, is what I mean. The time is short. In the time that is left, men who have wives should live as though they did not.
Therefore, brethren [And so, brethren], I say this thing, The time is short. Another is this, that they that have wives, be as though they had none;
And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened -- that both those having wives may be as not having;
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