I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, {I say}, that {it is} good for a man so to be. {distress: or, necessity}

Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with {his} wife, it is not good to marry.

So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

{Let} thine eyes {be} on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of {that} which the young men have drawn.

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, {I say}, that {it is} good for a man so to be. {distress: or, necessity}

So then he that giveth {her} in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth {her} not in marriage doeth better.

{Let} thine eyes {be} on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of {that} which the young men have drawn.

So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with {his} wife, it is not good to marry.

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

If he take him another {wife}; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

But of the fruit of the tree which {is} in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.