To the rest I say (not the Lord): if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she is willing to go on living with him, he should not divorce her;
—and if she does separate she must either remain single or become reconciled to her husband—and a husband should not divorce his wife.
and if any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he is willing to go on living with her, she should not divorce her husband.
Now in regard to virgins I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of a wife? Then do not look for a wife.
This I say by way of concession, however, not as a command.
What I am saying I am not saying according to the Lord but as in foolishness, in this boastful state.