8. To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.
9. But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.
10. To the married I give this command – not I, but the Lord – a wife should not divorce a husband
11. (but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
12. To the rest I say – I, not the Lord – if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.