1 Corinthians 7:29

And I say this, brothers and sisters: ¹  The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if 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;

Now let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short, so husbands should not let marriage be their major concern.

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,

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;

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,

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,

And I say this, brothers and sisters: ¹  The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.