To the rest I speak, not the Lord: If any brother has an unbelieving wife who consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.
But if she departs, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And do not let the husband divorce his wife.
And if the woman has an unbelieving husband who consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.
Now concerning those not having married, I have no command from the Lord. Yet I will give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful.
Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be uncommitted. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
I speak this as a concession and not as a command.
What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.