1 Corinthians 7:25-40 - Concerning The Unmarried
25 Now concerning the virgins I have no commandment of Lord, but I give an opinion, as having obtained mercy from Lord to be trustworthy. 26 I suppose therefore this to be good because of the present distress, that it is good for a man to be this way: 27 Are thou bound to a wife? Do not seek separation. Are thou free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 But also if thou did marry thou have not sinned, and if the virgin married she has not sinned. Yet such kind will have stress in the flesh, but I spare you. 29 But this I say, brothers, the time is shortened. It is the remaining, so that also those who have wives may be as not having, 30 and those who weep, as not weeping, and those who rejoice, as not rejoicing, and those who buy, as not possessing, 31 and those who use this world, as not making full use, for the form of this world passes away.
32 But I want you to be without worry. The unmarried man cares for things of the Lord, how he will please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares for things of the world, how he will please his wife. 34 And the wife and the virgin are differentiated. The unmarried woman is concerned for the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married is concerned for the things of the world, how s 35 And I say this for your own benefit, not that I may cast restraint upon you, but for what is respectable and assiduous toward the Lord, undistracted.
36 But if any man thinks to behave improperly toward his virgin, if it is past the best time, and so ought to happen, she should do what she wants, she does not sin, they should marry. 37 But he who stands firm in his heart, not having necessity, but has power based upon his own will, and has decided this in his heart, to keep his own celibacy, does well. 38 And therefore he who gives in marriage does well, but he who does not give in marriage does better.
39 A wife is bound by law as long a time as her husband lives, but also if the husband should sleep, she is free to be married to whom she desires, only in Lord. 40 But she is more blessed if she remains this way according to my opinion. And I also seem to have Spirit of God.