37. But if he has decided firmly in his heart, and he does not have any obligation, but only the power of his free will, and if he has judged this in his heart, to let her remain a virgin, he does well.
38. And so, he who joins with his virgin in matrimony does well, and he who does not join with her does better.
39. A woman is bound under the law for as long as her husband lives. But if her husband has died, she is free. She may marry whomever she wishes, but only in the Lord.
40. But she will be more blessed, if she remains in this state, in accord with my counsel. And I think that I, too, have the Spirit of God.