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But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
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but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
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There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world -- how she may please her husband.
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This I say for your own profit; not that I may throw a snare on you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
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But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn`t sin. Let them marry.
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But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, will do well.
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So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn`t give her in marriage will do better.
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A wife is bound by law for so long time as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord.
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But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God`s Spirit.