1 Corinthians 7:2–13

²But because sexual immorality is so common, ^pqeach man should have his own wife, ^rand each woman should have her own husband. ³A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility ^sto his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband. ⁴A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does. ⁵Do not deprive ^tone another sexually—except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to ^uprayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ⁶I say the following ^vas a concession, not as a command. ⁷I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift ^wfrom God, one person in this way and another in that way.

A Word to the Unmarried

⁸I say to the unmarried and to widows: ^xIt is good for them if they remain as I am. ⁹But if they do not have self-control, ^ythey should marry, for it is better to marry ^zthan to burn with desire.

About Married People

¹⁰I command the married ^a—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave ^bher husband. ¹¹But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to leave his wife. ^c12But I (not the Lord) ^dsay to the rest: If any brother ^ehas an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her. ¹³Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not leave her husband.