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29 But this I do say, my brethren, the time is short; let those who have wives be as though they had none;
30 And those who weep, as though they had not wept; and those who rejoice, as though they had not rejoiced; and those who buy, as though they did not possess anything;
31 And those who make use of this world should not abuse it, for the fashion of this world is passing away.
32 Therefore I would that you were free from worldly cares. For he who is unmarried, is concerned in the things of his master, so as to please his master.
33 And he who is married is concerned with worldly things, in order to please his wife.
34 So there is a difference between a married woman and a virgin. She who is unmarried is concerned about the welfare of her father, and to be pure both in body and in spirit; but she who is married is concerned with worldly things, in order to please her husband.
35 I am saying this for your own benefit; I am not trying to snare or put a yoke on you, but I exhort you to be perfect before the LORD, and faithful without distraction.
36 If any man thinks that he is shamed by the behavior of his virgin daughter, because she has passed the marriage age, and he has not given her in marriage, and that he should give her, let him give her in marriage and he does not sin. Let her be married.
37 Nevertheless, he who has sincerely decided, and who is not forced by circumstances, but has determined and decreed in his heart to keep his virgin daughter single, he does well.
38 So then he who gives his virgin daughter in marriage does well; and he who does not give his virgin daughter in marriage does even better.
39 A wife is bound by the law, as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is free to marry whom she pleases, but only in our LORD.
40 But in my opinion, she is happier to remain as she is. And I think also that I have the Spirit of God.