Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: {It is} good for a man not to touch a woman.

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

For the time {is come} that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if {it} first {begin} at us, what shall the end {be} of them that obey not the gospel of God?

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek {them} not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: {It is} good for a man not to touch a woman.

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

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

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. {miscarrying: Heb. that casteth the fruit}

But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, {neither ye}, nor your sons for ever:

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

Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.

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