1 Corinthians 7:25-29

25You asked me a question about people who have not yet married. The Lord has not told me any special rule about this. But I will tell you what I myself think about it. The Lord has been very kind to me. You know that you can believe what I say.

26This is what I think: There are many troubles in the world today. So it is better for everybody to continue as they are.

27If you have a wife, do not try to send her away. If you do not have a wife, do not try to marry.

28But if you do marry, that is not wrong. And if a young woman marries, that is not wrong. But people who marry will have many troubles during their life together. I want to save you from problems like that.

29My Christian friends, this is what I mean: The time that remains is very short. So men who have wives should live as if they had no wife.