1Cor 7:29 Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:29

29: 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.

Romans 13:11

  1. Another reason for right living is that you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for the coming of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  2. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So don't live in darkness. Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light.

1 John 2:17

  1. And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.

1 Corinthians 7:31

  1. Those in frequent contact with the things of the world should make good use of them without becoming attached to them, for this world and all it contains will pass away.

Hebrews 13:13

  1. So let us go out to him outside the camp and bear the disgrace he bore.
  2. For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our city in heaven, which is yet to come.

James 4:13

  1. Look here, you people who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit."
  2. How do you know what will happen tomorrow? For your life is like the morning fog--it's here a little while, then it's gone.
  3. What you ought to say is, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that."
  4. Otherwise you will be boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

  1. Here is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is the duty of every person.
  2. God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

Psalms 39:4

  1. "LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away.
  2. My life is no longer than the width of my hand. An entire lifetime is just a moment to you; human existence is but a breath."
  3. We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth for someone else to spend.
  4. And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.

1 Peter 4:7

  1. The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.

1 Peter 1:24

  1. As the prophet says, "People are like grass that dies away; their beauty fades as quickly as the beauty of wildflowers. The grass withers, and the flowers fall away.

2 Peter 3:8

  1. But you must not forget, dear friends, that a day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.
  2. The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

  1. In the few days of our empty lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? And who can tell what will happen in the future after we are gone?

Ecclesiastes 12:7

  1. For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
  2. "All is meaningless," says the Teacher, "utterly meaningless."

Isaiah 24:1

  1. Look! The LORD is about to destroy the earth and make it a vast wasteland. See how he is scattering the people over the face of the earth.
  2. Priests and laypeople, servants and masters, maids and mistresses, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, bankers and debtors--none will be spared.

Psalms 103:15

  1. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
  2. The wind blows, and we are gone--as though we had never been here.

Job 14:1

  1. "How frail is humanity! How short is life, and how full of trouble!
  2. Like a flower, we blossom for a moment and then wither. Like the shadow of a passing cloud, we quickly disappear.

Psalms 90:5

  1. You sweep people away like dreams that disappear or like grass that springs up in the morning.
  2. In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered.
  3. We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury.
  4. You spread out our sins before you--our secret sins--and you see them all.
  5. We live our lives beneath your wrath. We end our lives with a groan.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

  1. Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Isaiah 40:6

  1. A voice said, "Shout!" I asked, "What should I shout?Shout that people are like the grass that dies away. Their beauty fades as quickly as the beauty of flowers in a field.
  2. The grass withers, and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the LORD. And so it is with people.
  3. The grass withers, and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever."
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