7Now I will discuss the things you wrote me about. It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman. ²But because sexual sin is a danger, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. ³The husband should give his wife all that he owes her as his wife. And the wife should give her husband all that she owes him as her husband. ⁴The wife does not have full rights over her own body; her husband shares them. And the husband does not have full rights over his own body; his wife shares them. ⁵Do not refuse to give your bodies to each other, unless you both agree to stay away from sexual relations for a time so you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again so Satan cannot tempt you because of a lack of self-control. ⁶I say this to give you permission to stay away from sexual relations for a time. It is not a command to do so. ⁷I wish that everyone were like me, but each person has his own gift from God. One has one gift, another has another gift.

⁸Now for those who are not married and for the widows I say this: It is good for them to stay unmarried as I am. ⁹But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

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