1 Corinthians 7:9-31

9But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

11(but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

12But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

13And the woman which hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.

14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

15Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us in peace.

16For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

17Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

18Was any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God.

20Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

21Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: but if thou canst become free, use it rather.

22For he that was called in the Lord, being a bondservant, is the Lord’s freedman: likewise he that was called, being free, is Christ’s bondservant.

23Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.

24Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God.

25Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

26I think therefore that this is good by reason of the present distress, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.

27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

28But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would spare you.

29But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;

30and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not;

31and those that use the world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.