6. I’m saying this to give you permission; it’s not a command.
7. I wish all people were like me, but each has a particular gift from God: one has this gift, and another has that one.
8. I’m telling those who are single and widows that it’s good for them to stay single like me.
9. But if they can’t control themselves, they should get married, because it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.
10. I’m passing on the Lord’s command to those who are married: A wife shouldn’t leave her husband,
11. but if she does leave him, then she should stay single or be reconciled to her husband. And a man shouldn’t divorce his wife.