1 Corinthians 7:31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passes away. Ah, this beautiful world! I know not what to think of it. Sometimes it is all sunshine and gladness, and heaven itself lies not far off; and then it suddenly changes, and is dark and sorrowful, and the clouds shut out the day. In the lives of the saddest of us there are bright days like this, when we feel as if we could take the great world in our arms. Then come gloomy hours, when the fire will not burn on our hearths, and all without and within is dismal, cold, and dark. Believe me, every heart has its secret sorrows, which the world knows not; and ofttimes we call a man cold when he is only sad. (H. W. Longfellow.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.WEB: and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away. |
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