ThisI sayfor your ownbenefit;not to puta restraintupon you, but to promotewhat is appropriateand [to secure] undistracteddevotionto the Lord.
"For there are eunuchswhowere bornthat wayfrom their mother'swomb;and there are eunuchswhowere madeeunuchsby men;and there are [also] eunuchswhomadethemselveseunuchsfor the sakeof the kingdomof heaven.He who is ableto accept[this], let him accept[it]."
Thenthe Phariseeswentand plotted togetherhowthey might trapHim in what He said.
"Be on guard,sothat your heartswill not be weighted downwith dissipationand drunkennessand the worriesof life,and that daywill not comeon you suddenlylikea trap;
"The [seed] which fellamongthe thorns,theseare the ones who have heard,and as they go on their waythey are chokedwith worriesand richesand pleasuresof [this] life,and bringnofruit to maturity.
But becauseof immoralities,eachmanis to havehis ownwife,and eachwomanis to haveher ownhusband.
But ifyou marry,you have not sinned;and ifa virginmarries,she has not sinned.Yetsuchwill havetroublein thislife,and I am trying to spareyou.
But ifany manthinksthat he is acting unbecominglytowardhis virgin[daughter], ifshe is past her youth,and if it mustbe so,let him dowhathe wishes,he does not sin;let her marry.
But immoralityoranyimpurityorgreedmust not evenbe namedamongyou, as is properamong saints;
Finally,brethren,whateveris true,whateveris honorable,whateveris right,whateveris pure,whateveris lovely,whateveris of good repute,ifthere is anyexcellenceand ifanythingworthy of praise,dwellon these things.
and immoral menand homosexualsand kidnappersand liarsand perjurers,and whateverelseis contraryto soundteaching,
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
