6 Bible Verses about Not Marrying

and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth.

"If that," said the disciples, "is the position of a man with regard to his wife, it is better not to marry."

With reference to the subjects about which you wrote to me: It would be well for a man to remain single.

still, if you should marry, that is not wrong; nor, if a young woman marries, is that wrong. But those who marry will have much trouble to bear, and my wish is to spare you.

In short, the one who consents to his daughter's marriage is doing right, and yet the other will be doing better.

What I mean, Brothers, is this-The time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,