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1 Corinthians 7:38-40 New King James Version (NKJV)

38. So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

39. A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.

40. But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment—and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

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