33. But a married man has more worries. He must worry about the things of this world, because he wants to please his wife.
34. So he is pulled in two directions. Unmarried women and women who have never been married worry only about pleasing the Lord, and they keep their bodies and minds pure. But a married woman worries about the things of this world, because she wants to please her husband.
35. What I am saying is for your own good—it isn't to limit your freedom. I want to help you to live right and to love the Lord above all else.
36. But suppose you are engaged to someone old enough to be married, and you want her so much that all you can think about is getting married. Then go ahead and marry. There is nothing wrong with that.
37. But it is better to have self-control and to make up your mind not to marry.
38. It is perfectly all right to marry, but it is better not to get married at all.
39. A wife should stay married to her husband until he dies. Then she is free to marry again, but only to a man who is a follower of the Lord.
40. However, I think I am obeying God's Spirit when I say she would be happier to stay single.