1. Now, concerning the things that you wrote about: It’s good for men not to get married.
2. But in order to avoid sexual sins, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
3. Husbands and wives should satisfy each other’s ⌊sexual⌋ needs.
4. A wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but his wife does.
5. Don’t withhold yourselves from each other unless you agree to do so for a set time to devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should get back together so that Satan doesn’t use your lack of self-control to tempt you.
6. What I have just said is not meant as a command but as a suggestion.
7. I would like everyone to be like me. However, each person has a special gift from God, and these gifts vary from person to person.
8. I say to those who are not married, especially to widows: It is good for you to stay single like me.
9. However, if you cannot control your desires, you should get married. It is better for you to marry than to burn ⌊with sexual desire⌋.