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¹ Now, concerning the things whereof ye wrote, it were, good, for a man, not to touch, a woman;² But, on account of fornications, let, each man, have, his own wife, and, each woman, have, her own husband:³ Unto the wife, let the husband render what is her due, and, in like manner, the wife also, unto the husband, - ⁴ The wife, over her own body, hath not authority, but the husband, and, in like manner, the husband also, over his own body, hath not authority, but the wife.⁵ Be not depriving one another - unless perhaps by consent for a season, that ye may have leisure for prayer, and, again, may be together, - lest Satan be tempting you by reason of your want of self-control.⁶ This, however I am saying, by way of concession, not of injunction;⁷ Besides, I desire all men to be, even as myself, - but, each one, hath his, personal, gift from God, one, after this manner, and, another, after that.⁸ But I say, to the unmarried, and to the widows, good, were it for them, that they should abide, even as I;⁹ But, if they have not self-control, let them marry, for, better, is it, to marry than to burn.

¹⁰ To the married, however, I give charge - not, I, but the Lord, - that, a wife, from her husband, do not depart, - ¹¹ But, if she should even depart, let her remain unmarried, or, to her husband, be reconciled; and let not, a husband, leave, his wife.¹² But, unto the rest, say, I - not the Lord, - if, any brother, hath, a wife that believeth not, and, she, is well pleased to dwell with him, let him not leave her;¹³ And, a woman who hath a husband that believeth not, and, he, is well pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband; - ¹⁴ For the husband that believeth not is hallowed in the wife, and the wife that believeth not is hallowed in the brother: else were, your children, impure, but, now, are they, pure.¹⁵ But, if, the unbelieving, departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister hath not come into bondage, in such cases, but, in peace, hath God called us.¹⁶ For how knowest thou, O woman, whether, thy husband, thou shalt save? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether, thy wife, thou shalt save?

¹⁷ If not - as the Lord hath distributed - unto each one, as God hath called, each one, so, let him be walking; - and, so, in all the assemblies, I ordain.¹⁸ After being circumcised, was any called? let him not become uncircumcised; in uncircumcision, hath any been called? let him not be circumcised:¹⁹ The circumcision, is, nothing, and, the uncircumcision, is, nothing, - but keeping the commandments of God.²⁰ Each one, in the calling wherein he was called, in the same, let him abide:²¹ A bond-servant, wast thou called? let it not cause thee concern; but, if thou canst even become, free, rather use it.²² For, he who in the Lord was called, being a bond-servant, is, a freed-man of the Lord: in like manner, he that was called being, a freeman, is Christ's bond-servant: - ²³ With a price, have ye been bought, - do not become bond-servants of men:²⁴ Each one, wherein he was called, brethren, in the same, let him abide with God.

²⁵ But, concerning them who are virgin, injunction of the Lord, have I none; yet, a judgment, do I give, as one who hath obtained mercy from the Lord to be, faithful:²⁶ I consider this, then, to be, good, in the circumstances, by reason of the existing distress, - that it is, good for a man, so, to be:²⁷ Hast thou become bound to a wife? do not seek to be loosed; hast thou become loosed from a wife? do not seek a wife.²⁸ If, however, thou shouldst even marry, thou hast not sinned; and, if one who is virgin should marry, that one hath not sinned; - but, tribulation of the flesh, shall, such, have: - howbeit, I, spare you.²⁹ But, this, I say - the opportunity is, contracted for what remaineth - in order that, they who have wives, may be, as though they had none,³⁰ And, they who weep, as though they wept not, and, they who rejoice, as though they rejoiced not, and, they who buy, as though they possessed not,³¹ And, they who use the world, as though they used it not to the full, - for the fashion of this world passeth away;³² And I desire you to be, without anxiety: - the unmarried man, is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;³³ But, he that hath married, is anxious for the things of the world, how may please his wife - ³⁴ And he is divided; and, the unmarried woman, or the virgin, is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy bothin her body and in her spirit; but, she that hath married, is anxious for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.³⁵ This, however, with a view to your own profit, am I saying, - not that, a snare, upon you, I may cast, but with a view to what is comely, and devoted unto the Lord, without distraction.

³⁶ If however anyone considereth it behaving unseemly towards his virginity, if he should be beyond the bloom of life, - and, thus, it ought to come about, what he chooseth, let him do, - he sinneth not: let them marry: ³⁷ But, he that standeth in his heart, steadfast, having no necessity, but hath authority concerning his own will, and, this, hath determined in his own heart, - to preserve his own virginity, well shall he do.³⁸ So that, he that giveth in marriage his own virginity, doeth, well; and, he that giveth it not, shall do, better.

³⁹ A wife, is bound for as long a time as her husband is living; but, if the husband have fallen asleep, she is, free, to be married unto whom she pleaseth, - only, in the Lord;⁴⁰ But, happier, is she, if, so, she remain, - in my judgment; for I think, I also, have the Spirit of God.