24. Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
25. Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
26. Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.
27. Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.
28. But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.