I say this as a concession, not as a command.
I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.
Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is faithful.
But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
What I am saying in this matter of boasting, I don’t speak as the Lord would, but, as it were, foolishly.
To the married I give this command #– #not I, but the Lord #– #a wife is not to leave her husband.
But she is happier if she remains as she is, in my opinion. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
