Nowconcerningthe things whereofye wroteunto me: It is goodfor a mannotto toucha woman. Nevertheless, to avoidfornication, let every manhavehis ownwife, andlet every womanhaveher ownhusband. Let thehusbandrenderunto thewifeduebenevolence: andlikewisealsothewifeunto thehusband. Thewifehath not powerof her ownbody, butthehusband: andlikewisealsothehusbandhath not powerof his ownbody, butthewife. Defraudye notone the other, except it be withconsentfora time, thatye may give yourselvesto fastingandprayer; andcome togetheragain, thatSatantemptyounotforyourincontinency. ButI speakthisbypermission, and notofcommandment. ForI wouldthat allmenwereeven asI myself. Butevery manhathhis propergiftofGod, oneafter this manner, andanotherafter that. I saythereforeto theunmarriedandwidows, It isgoodfor themifthey abideeven as I. Butifthey cannot contain, let them marry: forit isbetterto marrythanto burn. Andunto themarriedI command, yet notI, buttheLord, Let notthe wifedepartfrom her husband: Butandifshe depart, let her remainunmarried, orbe reconciledto her husband: andlet notthe husbandput away his wife. Butto therestspeakI, nottheLord: If anybrotherhatha wifethat believeth not, andshebe pleasedto dwellwithhim, let him notput her away. Andthe womanwhichhatha husbandthat believeth not, andif hebe pleasedto dwellwithher, let her notleavehim. Fortheunbelievinghusbandis sanctifiedbythewife, andtheunbelievingwifeis sanctifiedbythehusband: elsewereyourchildrenunclean; butnowarethey holy. Butiftheunbelievingdepart, let him depart. A brotherora sisteris notunder bondageinsuch cases : butGodhath calledustopeace. Forwhatknowestthou, O wife, whetherthou shalt save thy husband? orhowknowestthou, O man, whetherthou shalt save thy wife? ButasGodhath distributedto every man, astheLordhath calledevery one, solet him walk. AndsoordainI inallchurches. Is any mancalledbeing circumcised? let him notbecome uncircumcised. Is anycalledinuncircumcision? let him notbe circumcised. Circumcisionisnothing, anduncircumcisionisnothing, butthe keepingof the commandmentsof God. Let every manabideinthe samecallingwhereinhe was called. Art thou called being a servant? carenotforit: butifthou mayestbe madefree, use it rather. Forhe that is calledinthe Lord, being a servant, isthe Lord's freeman: likewisealsohe that is called, being free, isChrist's servant. Ye are boughtwith a price; benotye the servantsof men. Brethren, let every man, whereinhe is called, thereinabidewithGod. NowconcerningvirginsI havenocommandmentof the Lord: yetI givemy judgment, asone that hath obtained mercyofthe Lordto befaithful. I supposethereforethat thisisgoodforthepresentdistress, I say , that it is goodfor a mansoto be. Art thou boundunto a wife? seeknotto be loosed. Art thou loosedfroma wife? seeknota wife. Butandifthou marry, thou hast notsinned; andifa virginmarry, she hath notsinned. Neverthelesssuchshall havetroublein theflesh: butIspareyou. ButthisI say, brethren, thetime is short: it remaineth, thatboththey that havewivesbeas thoughthey hadnone; Andthey that weep, as thoughthey weptnot; andthey that rejoice, as thoughthey rejoicednot; andthey that buy, as thoughthey possessednot; Andthey that usethisworld, asnotabusing it: forthefashionof thisworldpasseth away. ButI wouldhaveyouwithout carefulness. He that is unmarriedcareth forthe thingsthat belong to theLord, howhe may pleasetheLord: Buthe that is marriedcareth forthe thingsthat are of theworld, howhe may please his wife. There is difference also betweena wifeanda virgin. Theunmarried womancareth forthe thingsof theLord, thatshe may beholybothin bodyandin spirit: butshe that is marriedcareth forthe thingsof theworld, howshe may please her husband. AndthisI speakforyour ownprofit; notthatI may casta snareupon you, butforthat which is comely, andthat ye may attend upontheLordwithout distraction. Butifany manthinkthat he behaveth himself uncomelytowardhisvirgin, ifshe pass the flower of her age, andneedsorequire, let him dowhathe will, he sinnethnot: let them marry. Neverthelesshethat standethsteadfastinhis heart, havingnonecessity, buthathpoweroverhis ownwill, andhath sodecreedinhisheartthat he will keephisvirgin, doethwell. So thenhe that giveth her in marriagedoethwell; buthe that giveth her not in marriagedoethbetter. The wifeis boundby the lawas long asherhusbandliveth; butifherhusbandbe dead, she isat libertyto be marriedto whomshe will; onlyinthe Lord. Butshe ishappierifshe soabide, aftermyjudgment: andI thinkalso that Ihavethe Spiritof God.