12. But as to the rest, I say, not the Lord, If any brother have an unbelieving wife, and she consent to dwell with him, let him not leave her.
13. And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.
14. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother; since otherwise indeed your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
15. But if the unbeliever go away, let them go away; a brother or a sister is not bound in such cases, but God has called us in peace.
16. For what knowest thou, O wife, if thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O husband, if thou shalt save thy wife?
17. However, as the Lord has divided to each, as God has called each, so let him walk; and thus I ordain in all the assemblies.
18. Has any one been called circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised: has any one been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
19. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but keeping God's commandments.
20. Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.
21. Hast thou been called being a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use it rather.
22. For the bondman that is called in the Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman being called is Christ's bondman.
23. Ye have been bought with a price; do not be the bondmen of men.
24. Let each, wherein he is called, brethren, therein abide with God.
25. But concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give my opinion, as having received mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
26. I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that it is good for a man to remain so as he is.