5. Do not refuse to give your bodies to each other, unless you both agree to stay away from sexual relations for a time so you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again so Satan cannot tempt you because of a lack of self-control.
6. I say this to give you permission to stay away from sexual relations for a time. It is not a command to do so.
7. I wish that everyone were like me, but each person has his own gift from God. One has one gift, another has another gift.
8. Now for those who are not married and for the widows I say this: It is good for them to stay unmarried as I am.
9. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.