32. But I would have you without worry. He that is unmarried cares for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
33. but he that is married cares for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
34. There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit; but she that is married cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
35. And this I speak for your own profit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is honourable and that ye may attend upon the Lord without impediment.
36. But if anyone thinks it uncomely regarding his daughter, if she passes the bloom of life, and need so requires, let him do what he will, he does not sin: let them marry.
37. Nevertheless, he that stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has liberty regarding his own, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his daughter, does well.
38. So then he that gives her in marriage does well, but he that does not give her in marriage does better.
39. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is free and may be married to whom she will, if it is in the Lord.
40. But she shall be more blessed if she so abides, after my counsel, and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.