1 Corinthians 7:30

The Unmarried and Widowed

29What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;30those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

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Berean Standard Bible
those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;
American Standard Version (1901)
and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not;
Bible in Basic English
And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing;
Douay-Rheims 1899
And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
Free Bible Version
and those who weep as if they did not weep, and those that celebrated as if they had not celebrated, and those that bought as if they did not own,
Geneva Bible 1599
And they that weepe, as though they wept not: and they that reioyce, as though they reioyced not: and they that bye, as though they possessed not:
King James (Authorized) Version
And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
Translation for Translators
Those who are sad should devote themselves to serving the Lord as much as they would if they were not sad. Those who are rejoicing should devote themselves to serving the Lord as much as they would if they were not joyful.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Those who weep should act as though they were not weeping, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess anything,
Noah Webster Bible
And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
World English Bible
and those who weep, as though they didn’t weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn’t rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn’t possess;
Young's Literal Translation
and those weeping, as not weeping; and those rejoicing, as not rejoicing; and those buying, as not possessing;