1 Corinthians 7:25-40 - Concerning The Unmarried
25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment from the Lord. Yet I give my opinion as one who has obtained the mercy of the Lord to be faithful. 26 Because of the present distress I think it is good for you to remain as you are. 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a release. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 If you marry you have not sinned. If a virgin marries she has not sinned. Those who marry will face many problems in this life and I want to spare you. 29 I will say this brothers the time remaining is short. So from now on those who have wives should be like those who have none. 30 Those who weep should be like those who do not weep. And those who rejoice should be like those who do not rejoice, and those who buy like those who do not possess. 31 Those who use this world should not abuse it, for the fashion of this world is passing away.
32 I want you to be free from anxiety. He who is unmarried cares for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. 34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. She who is married cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. 35 I say this for your benefit and not to restrict you. I show you how to live a noble life of devotion to the Lord without being distracted by other things.
36 If any man thinks he behaves improperly toward his virgin, if she is past her youth, let him do what he will, he does not sin if they get married. 37 Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virginity he does well. 38 So then he who gives his virginity in marriage does well; but he who does not get married does even better.
39 The wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry whom she wishes, only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she remains as she is. This is my opinion and I think I also have the Spirit of God.