Here is what the disciples said to him.“ If that’s the way it is between a husband and wife, it is better not to get married.”

门徒对耶稣说：“人和妻子既是这样，倒不如不娶。”

门徒对耶稣说：“丈夫和妻子的关系既是这样，倒不如不娶。”

门徒对耶稣说：“丈夫和妻子的关系既是这样，倒不如不娶。”

门徒对耶稣说：“如果夫妻关系是这样，还不如不结婚。”

门徒对他说：“夫妻的关系既然是这样，倒不如不结婚了。”

他的门徒们对耶稣说：“如果丈夫与妻子的关系是这样，结婚就没有益处了。”

門徒對耶穌說：「人和妻子既是這樣，倒不如不娶。」

門徒對耶穌說：「丈夫和妻子的關係既是這樣，倒不如不娶。」

門徒對耶穌說：「丈夫和妻子的關係既是這樣，倒不如不娶。」

門徒對耶穌說：「如果夫妻關係是這樣，還不如不結婚。」

門徒對他說：“夫妻的關係既然是這樣，倒不如不結婚了。”

門徒對耶穌說：『人和妻子的關係既是這樣，結婚就無益了！』

他的門徒們對耶穌說：「如果丈夫與妻子的關係是這樣，結婚就沒有益處了。」

門徒曰、人於妻如此、寧勿娶、

門徒曰、人於妻如此、寧勿娶、

門徒謂耶穌曰、人於妻如此、寧勿娶、

門徒曰：『若夫妻關係、嚴格乃爾、則不如不娶之為善矣。』

The disciples said to him,“ If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

The disciples said to him,“ If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”

Jesus’ disciples then said to him,“ If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

His disciples said to him,“ If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry.”

The disciples* said to Him,“ If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”

His disciples said to Him,“ If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”

The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.

His disciples said to Him,“ If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with[ his] wife, it is not good to marry.

The disciples said to him,“ If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”

His disciples said to him,“ If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”

I speak now to those who are not married. I also speak to widows. It is good for you to stay single like me.

Times are hard for you right now. So I think it’s good for a man to stay as he is.Are you engaged to a woman? Then don’t try to get out of it. Are you free from such a promise? Then don’t look for a wife.But if you do marry someone, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries someone, she has not sinned. But those who marry someone will have many troubles in this life. I want to save you from this.

They do not allow people to get married. They order them not to eat certain foods. But God created those foods. So people who believe and know the truth should receive them and give thanks for them.

The one who finds a wife finds what is good. He receives favor from the Lord.

Now I want to deal with the things you wrote me about. Some of you say,“ It is good for a man not to sleep with a woman.”But since sexual sin is happening, each man should sleep with his own wife. And each woman should sleep with her own husband.

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

It is better to live in a desert than to live with a nagging wife who loves to argue.

Don’t put younger widows on that kind of list. They might want pleasure more than they want Christ. Then they would want to get married again.If they do that, they will be judged. They have broken their first promise.Besides, they get into the habit of having nothing to do. They go around from house to house. They waste their time. They also bother other people and say things that make no sense. They shouldn’t say those things.So here is the advice I give to younger widows. Get married. Have children. Take care of your own homes. Don’t give the enemy the chance to tell lies about you.In fact, some have already turned away to follow Satan.

Drink water from your own well. Drink running water from your own spring.Should your springs pour out into the streets? Should your streams of water pour out in public places?No! Let them belong to you alone. Never share them with strangers.May your fountain be blessed. May the wife you married when you were young make you happy.She is like a loving doe, a graceful deer. May her breasts always satisfy you. May you always be captured by her love.

A foolish child is a father’s ruin. A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops.You will receive houses and wealth from your parents. But a wise wife is given by the Lord.

A woman has to stay married to her husband as long as he lives. If he dies, she is free to marry anyone she wants to. But the one she marries must belong to the Lord.In my opinion, she is happier if she stays single. And I also think that I am led by the Spirit of God in saying this.

I don’t want you to have anything to worry about. A single man is concerned about the Lord’s matters. He wants to know how he can please the Lord.But a married man is concerned about the matters of this world. He wants to know how he can please his wife.His concerns pull him in two directions. A single woman or a virgin is concerned about the Lord’s matters. She wants to serve the Lord with both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the matters of this world. She wants to know how she can please her husband.I’m saying those things for your own good. I’m not trying to hold you back. I want you to be free to live in a way that is right. I want you to give yourselves completely to the Lord.

The Lord God said,“ It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”