6. But I say this as a concession, not as a command.
7. I wish all people could be like myself, but each one has his own gift from God, one in this way and another in that way.
8. Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.
9. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.
10. To the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife must not separate from her husband.
11. But if indeed she does separate, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12. Now to the rest I say—not the Lord—if any brother has an unbelieving wife and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.