1 corinthians 7 (NMV)
1 Now concerning the things you wrote about: It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.
2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
3 The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but his wife does.
5 Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6 Now I say this as a concession, not as a command.
7 I wish that all people were as I am. But each has their own gift from God, one in this way and another in that.
8 To the unmarried and to widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am.
9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10 To the married I give this command, not I, but the Lord, a wife must not separate from her husband.
11 But if she does separate, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12 To the rest I say this, I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife who is not a believer, and she agrees to live with him, he must not divorce her.
13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer, and he agrees to live with her, she must not divorce him.
14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let them leave. The brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17 Nevertheless, let each one live the life the Lord has assigned to them and to which God has called them. This is the rule I give in all the churches.
18 Was anyone already circumcised when he was called? He should not try to undo it. Was anyone uncircumcised when he was called? He should not get circumcised.
19 Circumcision means nothing, and uncircumcision means nothing. What matters is keeping the commands of God.
20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it concern you, but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
22 For the one who was a slave when called by the Lord is the Lord's freed person. Likewise, the one who was free when called is Christ's slave.
23 You were bought with a price, do not become slaves of people.
24 Brothers and sisters, each of you should remain before God in the situation you were in when you were called.
25 Now concerning virgins: I have no direct command from the Lord, but I give a trustworthy opinion as one who, by the Lord's mercy, is faithful.
26 Because of the present distress, I think it is good for a person to remain as they are.
27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will have trouble in this life, and I want to spare you that.
29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none;
30 those who weep, as though they did not weep; those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; those who buy, as though they had no possessions;
31 and those who use the things of this world, as though not dependent on them. For this world in its current form is passing away.
32 I want you to be free from concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how he can please his wife,
34 and so he is divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how she can please her husband.
35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a restriction on you, but so that you may live in a proper and undistracted way, devoted to the Lord.
36 If anyone thinks they are not acting appropriately toward the virgin they are engaged to, and if their desires are strong and they feel they must marry, let them do as they wish, they are not sinning; let them marry.
37 But the one who stands firm in his heart, who is under no pressure but has control over his will, and has decided in his heart to keep her as a virgin, does well.
38 So then, the one who marries the virgin does well, but the one who does not marry her will do even better.
39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wants, only in the Lord.
40 But in my opinion, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.