RKJNT(i)
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: from now on let those who have wives be as though they had none;
30 And those who weep, as though they did not weep; and those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; and those who buy, as though they did not possess;
31 And those who use this world, as though not engrossed in it: for the form of this world passes away.
32 I would have you be without concern. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
33 But he who is married is concerned for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife,
34 And his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman or the virgin cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she who is married cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
35 And this I speak for your own benefit; not to restrain you, but to promote that which is seemly, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
36 But if any man thinks that he is behaving improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, if she is passing the flower of her youth, and if need so requires, let him do what he wishes, he does not sin: let them marry.
37 Nevertheless, he who stands steadfast in his heart, being under no compulsion, but having power over his own will, and having determined in his heart that he will keep his virginity, does well.
38 So then he who marries does well; but he who does not marry does better.
39 The wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to marry whom she wishes; only in the Lord.
40 But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is: and I also think that I have the Spirit of God.