4 Bible Verses about Unmarried People

And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery." The disciples say to Him, "If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry." But He said to them, "Not all can receive this saying, but those to whom it has been given;read more.
for there are eunuchs who were so born from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."

But this I say by way of permission, not of command. And I wish all men to be even as myself. Each one, however, has his own gift from God; one, indeed, after this manner, and another, after that. Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them, if they remain even as I am.read more.
But, if they have not continency let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

But I wish you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; but he that is married is anxious for the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and has become divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that is married is anxious for the things of the world, that she may please her husband.read more.
And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast restraint upon you, but for that which is seemly, and compatible with constant devotion to the Lord without distraction.

Let a widow be enrolled, when she has become not less than sixty years old, having been a wife of one man, noted for good works; if she nourished children, if she used hospitality, if she washed the saints' feet, if she relieved those in tribulation, if she diligently followed every good work. But younger widows refuse; for, when they grow wanton against Christ, they wish to marry,read more.
having condemnation, because they set aside their first faith. And, at the same time, they learn to be idle, going around from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also and busy-bodies, speaking things which they ought not. I desire, therefore, that younger widows marry, bear children, rule a house-hold, give no occasion to the adversary for reproach;